886 Words Ending in ISM
The ending ISM appears in 886 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 159 entries. Average word length: 10.2 letters.
Words ending in M come from many sources: rhythm (Greek), album (Latin), team and dream (Old English), algorithm (Arabic). Crossword puzzles love the -ism and -asm endings.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in ISM: HYPERTHYROIDISM (32 pts), HYPOTHYROIDISM (31 pts), NONOBJECTIVISM (30 pts), CRYPTORCHIDISM (29 pts), HYPERCATABOLISM (29 pts). The shortest is ISM (3 letters) and the longest is ANTHROPOPATHISM (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with GH.
Notable words: JISM — (colloquial) energy, force; semen [n].; AGISM — discrimination based on age [n].; AGEISM — discrimination based on age [n].; ABLEISM — discrimination against disabled people [n]. Browse words ending in O for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in ISM?
HYPERTHYROIDISM scores 32 points. Runner-up: HYPOTHYROIDISM at 31 points. See words starting with RUM for more high-value options.
How many words end in ISM?
Our dictionary has 886 words that end in ISM. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (159).
What is the shortest word that ends in ISM?
ISM at just 3 letters. It means: a distinctive theory or doctrine [n].
Three-Letter Words (1)
ISM
Four-Letter Words (1)
JISM
Five-Letter Words (4)
AGISMDEISMPRISMSEISM
Six-Letter Words (29)
AGEISMAUTISMCHRISMCIVISMCUBISMEGOISMEONISMFAVISMHOLISMIODISMLYRISMMOMISMMONISMMUTISMNANISMNOMISMNUDISMOBIISMOGRISMPAPISMPORISMPURISMRACISMSADISMSCHISMSEXISMTHEISMTRUISMVERISM
Seven-Letter Words (66)
ABLEISMANIMISMATAVISMATHEISMATOMISMBAALISMBAPTISMBOGYISMBOSSISMBROMISMBRUTISMBRUXISMCAMBISMCHARISMCHEMISMCLADISMCLONISMCOSMISMCULTISMCZARISMDADAISMDODOISMDUALISMECHOISMEGOTISMELITISMEROTISMETATISMEXOTISMFADDISMFASCISMFAUVISMFIDEISMFOGYISMHEROISMHOBOISMIDOLISMIMAGISMJUJUISMLAICISMLEFTISMLOCOISMLOOKISMMOBBISMNARCISMOBELISMOGREISMONANISMORALISMORPHISMPEONISMPIANISMPIETISMPLENISMREALISMSLUMISMSOPHISMSTATISMTACHISMTOURISMTROPISMTSARISMTZARISMURANISMUTOPISMWHOLISM
Eight-Letter Words (141)
ACROTISMACTINISMACTIVISMALARMISMALBINISMALGORISMALIENISMALLELISMALPINISMALTRUISMANEURISMAPHORISMARCHAISMASTERISMATROPISMATTICISMAUTECISMBINARISMBOTULISMBOYARISMCABALISMCASTEISMCENTRISMCIVICISMCLASSISMCOLORISMCRONYISMCYNICISMDANDYISMDEMONISMDIMERISMDIOECISMDITHEISMDRUIDISMDWARFISMDYNAMISMEMBOLISMENDEMISMEPIZOISMERETHISMERGOTISMESCAPISMEUPHUISMEXORCISMFAIRYISMFAMILISMFARADISMFATALISMFEMINISMFINALISMFOGEYISMFUTURISMGIANTISMGYPSYISMHEDONISMHELOTISMHUMANISMIDEALISMIDIOTISMIOTACISMJINGOISMKABALISMLACONISMLEGALISMLOBBYISMLOCALISMLOOKSISMLOYALISMLUMINISMLYRICISMMACHOISMMELANISMMONADISMMORALISMMORONISMNABOBISMNASALISMNATIVISMNATURISMNEPHRISMNEPOTISMNIHILISMNOMADISMOBEAHISMOPIUMISMOPTIMISMORGANISMPACIFISMPAEANISMPAGANISMPALUDISMPARECISMPHALLISMPLUMBISMPOPULISMPRIAPISMPRIGGISMPROSAISMPTYALISMPUGILISM
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Nine-Letter Words (159)
ABSURDISMACADEMISMAMORALISMAMORPHISMANABOLISMANALOGISMANARCHISMANGLICISMANIMALISMANIMATISMATONALISMAUTEURISMAUTOECISMBARBARISMBIBLICISMBIOLOGISMBROMINISMCABBALISMCACIQUISMCAESARISMCAREERISMCATECHISMCHIMERISMCOCAINISMCOMMUNISMCRETINISMCRITICISMDALTONISMDEFEATISMDESPOTISMDIABOLISMDICHROISMDICLINISMDICROTISMDOGMATISMECUMENISMEPICENISMEPICURISMEPIGONISMEREMITISMEROTICISMERYTHRISMEUNUCHISMEUPHEMISMEXOGENISMEXOTICISMEXPERTISMEXTREMISMFETICHISMFETISHISMFEUDALISMFLUNKYISMFORMALISMFORMULISMFUSIONISMGALLICISMGALVANISMGIGANTISMGLOBALISMGOTHICISMHEIGHTISMHERBALISMHERMETISMHERMITISMHEROINISMHETAERISMHETAIRISMHIRSUTISMHISPANISMHOODOOISMHYBRIDISMHYLOZOISMHYPNOTISMISOBARISMISOMERISMJESUITISMKABBALISMKAISERISMLATHYRISMLITURGISMMAENADISMMAGNETISMMAMMONISMMANNERISMMASOCHISMMECHANISMMELIORISMMENTALISMMESMERISMMETHODISMMETRICISMMISONEISMMODERNISMMONACHISMMONGOLISMMONOECISMMOSAICISMMULLAHISMMUTUALISMMYSTICISM
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Ten-Letter Words (114)
ABSOLUTISMALCOHOLISMAMATEURISMANABAPTISMANTAGONISMANTIRACISMASCETICISMAUTOMATISMBIPEDALISMBOLSHEVISMBOOSTERISMBOURBONISMCAPITALISMCATABOLISMCENTRALISMCHAUVINISMCHIMAERISMCICISBEISMCINCHONISMCLASSICISMCOCKNEYISMCONCRETISMCONFORMISMDIMORPHISMDYSPHEMISMECOTOURISMEMPIRICISMEPIPHYTISMERRATICISMEUHEMERISMEVANGELISMFACTUALISMFANATICISMFAVORITISMFEDERALISMFOREIGNISMGENTEELISMGEOTROPISMGNOSTICISMGRADUALISMGRANGERISMHEATHENISMHENOTHEISMHIPSTERISMHOODLUMISMHYPOCORISMILLUMINISMIMMOBILISMIMMORALISMINITIALISMINSULARISMINVALIDISMJOURNALISMLEGITIMISMLESBIANISMLIBERALISMLITERALISMMESSIANISMMETABOLISMMETAMERISMMICROPRISMMICROSEISMMILITARISMMINIMALISMMONARCHISMMONETARISMMONOTHEISMMORPHINISMNARCISSISMNATURALISMNEGATIVISMNEOREALISMNEUTRALISMNOMINALISMORGANICISMPACIFICISMPARALOGISMPARASITISMPATRIOTISMPHALLICISMPHARISAISMPLAGIARISMPOLYMERISMPOLYTHEISMPOSITIVISMPRAGMATISMPRESENTISMPROSTATISMPURITANISMRADICALISMRECIDIVISMREFUGEEISMRELATIVISMREVANCHISMREVIVALISMRHEUMATISMRUFFIANISMSCEPTICISMSCHEMATISMSECULARISM
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Eleven-Letter Words (105)
ABSENTEEISMACADEMICISMACHROMATISMADOPTIANISMADOPTIONISMADVENTURISMAGNOSTICISMAGRARIANISMANACHRONISMANTIELITISMANTIFASCISMANTIREALISMASTIGMATISMATHLETICISMAUTOEROTISMBEHAVIORISMBIMETALLISMBIRACIALISMBOHEMIANISMCANNIBALISMCAVALIERISMCLERICALISMCOLONIALISMCOMMUNALISMCONSUMERISMCORPORATISMCREATIONISMDETERMINISMDIDACTICISMDIVISIONISMECLECTICISMECOFEMINISMECUMENICISMEGOCENTRISMESOTERICISMESTHETICISMEUDAEMONISMEUDAIMONISMEXCLUSIVISMEXTERNALISMFRENETICISMFUNAMBULISMGANGSTERISMGOURMANDISMGUTTURALISMHERMETICISMHETEROECISMHIGHBROWISMHISTORICISMHOOLIGANISMHUCKSTERISMILLUSIONISMIMMANENTISMIMPERIALISMINFANTILISMIRREDENTISMISOCHRONISMISOMORPHISMLANDLORDISMLIBERTINISMMALAPROPISMMANDARINISMMANORIALISMMATERIALISMMEDIEVALISMMONASTICISMNATIONALISMNEUROTICISMOBJECTIVISMOFFICIALISMOPPORTUNISMORIENTALISMPARALLELISMPASTORALISMPATERNALISMPERSONALISMPHYSICALISMPLEBEIANISMPLEINAIRISMPLEOCHROISMPOINTILLISMPOLYGLOTISMPRIMITIVISMPROBABILISMPROGNATHISMPROSELYTISMQUISLINGISMRATIONALISMREGIONALISMREVISIONISMROMANTICISMSARDONICISMSUPREMATISMSYNCHRONISMSYNDICALISMSYSTEMATISMTAUTOMERISMTEETOTALISMURICOTELISMVAGABONDISM
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Twelve-Letter Words (97)
ABOLITIONISMAEROEMBOLISMAESTHETICISMALLOMORPHISMANECDOTALISMANISOTROPISMANTIBLACKISMANTIFEMINISMANTIHUMANISMANTINEPOTISMAPOCALYPTISMASYNCHRONISMAUTOMORPHISMBARBARIANISMBICAMERALISMBILATERALISMBILINGUALISMCHARLATANISMCHEMOTROPISMCHROMATICISMCOLLECTIVISMCOMMENSALISMCONNUBIALISMCONSERVATISMCRYPTORCHISMDEVIATIONISMDIAMAGNETISMDIASTROPHISMDICHROMATISMDIFFUSIONISMDILETTANTISMECOTERRORISMEMOTIONALISMENDOMORPHISMEPICUREANISMESSENTIALISMEVOLUTIONISMEXPANSIONISMEXPATRIATISMFACTIONALISMFRATERNALISMGEOMAGNETISMGREENBACKISMHELIOTROPISMHEMIMORPHISMHOMOMORPHISMHOMOTHALLISMHYDROTROPISMHYPERREALISMILLIBERALISMINCENDIARISMINFLATIONISMINTUITIONISMISOLATIONISMMERCANTILISMMETAMORPHISMMETASOMATISMMONOMORPHISMMONORCHIDISMNECROPHILISMOBSCURANTISMOPERATIONISMOVEROPTIMISMPARKINSONISMPAROCHIALISMPHILISTINISMPHOTOTROPISMPICTORIALISMPLEOMORPHISMPOLYCENTRISMPOLYGLOTTISMPOLYMORPHISMPRAGMATICISMPSYCHOLOGISMREDUCTIONISMSALVATIONISMSCAPEGOATISMSECESSIONISMSECTARIANISMSECTIONALISMSOMNAMBULISMSPIRITUALISMSTANDPATTISMSUBJECTIVISMSUPERREALISMSYCOPHANTISMSYMMETALLISMSYNDACTYLISMTHEOCENTRISMTRANSVESTISMTRIUMPHALISMULTRALEFTISMULTRAREALISMUNITARIANISMUNIVERSALISMVOLUNTARYISMVOLUNTEERISM
Thirteen-Letter Words (76)
ALDOSTERONISMANALPHABETISMANTICOMMUNISMANTINOMIANISMANTIRITUALISMANTITERRORISMAUTOEROTICISMBIBLIOPHILISMBICULTURALISMBIPARTISANISMBLACKGUARDISMBUREAUCRATISMCATASTROPHISMCEREMONIALISMCOLLOQUIALISMCOMMERCIALISMCONCEPTUALISMCORPORATIVISMCOSMOPOLITISMCREDENTIALISMDOCTRINAIRISMECUMENICALISMENCYCLOPEDISMEPIGRAMMATISMETHNOCENTRISMEXHIBITIONISMEXPRESSIONISMFEUILLETONISMFLAGELLANTISMFUNCTIONALISMHOMEOMORPHISMHOMOEROTICISMHYPERURBANISMIMMATERIALISMIMPRESSIONISMINDETERMINISMINDIVIDUALISMINDUSTRIALISMIRRATIONALISMMICROORGANISMMILLENNIALISMMONOMETALLISMNEOCLASSICISMNEOLIBERALISMNEOPLASTICISMNONCONFORMISMPAEDOMORPHISMPARAMAGNETISMPARTICULARISMPEDESTRIANISMPERFECTIONISMPHENOMENALISMPHILHELLENISMPHOTOCHROMISMPOCOCURANTISMPOSTMODERNISMPROGRESSIVISMPROTECTIONISMPROVINCIALISMREPUBLICANISMSACERDOTALISMSADOMASOCHISMSANSCULOTTISMSCHOLASTICISMSTRUCTURALISMSUPERORGANISMTELEVANGELISMTHEATRICALISMTHERMOTROPISMTHIGMOTROPISMTRICHROMATISMTRILITERALISMVEGETARIANISMVENTRILOQUISMVERNACULARISMVOCATIONALISM
Fourteen-Letter Words (51)
ABSTRACTIONISMALLELOMORPHISMANTIALCOHOLISMANTICAPITALISMANTILIBERALISMANTIMILITARISMANTIQUARIANISMANTIRADICALISMAPOCALYPTICISMASSOCIATIONISMBIDIALECTALISMBIOREGIONALISMCONSTRUCTIVISMCRYPTORCHIDISMEGALITARIANISMENDOPARASITISMEXCEPTIONALISMEXISTENTIALISMFERRIMAGNETISMFERROMAGNETISMFUNDAMENTALISMHETEROMORPHISMHETEROTHALLISMHOLOMETABOLISMHYPERCRITICISMHYPOTHYROIDISMINCREMENTALISMINDIFFERENTISMLIBERTARIANISMMILLENARIANISMMONOCHROMATISMMULTIRACIALISMNEOCOLONIALISMNONOBJECTIVISMOBSTRUCTIONISMOPERATIONALISMPALEOMAGNETISMPARAJOURNALISMPHOTOPERIODISMPSEUDOMORPHISMREACTIONARYISMRESTRICTIONISMSACRAMENTALISMSENSATIONALISMSENTIMENTALISMSERVOMECHANISMTERRITORIALISMTRADITIONALISMTRANSSEXUALISMULTRAMONTANISMUTILITARIANISM
Fifteen-Letter Words (42)
ANTHROPOPATHISMANTICLERICALISMANTICOLONIALISMANTIMATERIALISMANTIRATIONALISMANTIROMANTICISMASSIMILATIONISMCONFESSIONALISMCONVENTIONALISMCOSMOPOLITANISMECCLESIASTICISMENANTIOMORPHISMEQUALITARIANISMEXPERIMENTALISMFUTILITARIANISMGOVERNMENTALISMHERMAPHRODITISMHUMANITARIANISMHYPERCATABOLISMHYPERINSULINISMHYPERMETABOLISMHYPERPARASITISMHYPERTHYROIDISMHYPOPITUITARISMINSTRUMENTALISMINTELLECTUALISMINTERVENTIONISMMAJORITARIANISMMULTILATERALISMMULTILINGUALISMNEOCONSERVATISMPHOTOJOURNALISMPROFESSIONALISMSEMICOLONIALISMSTEREOISOMERISMSUPERNATURALISMSUPERPARASITISMSUPERPATRIOTISMTHERMOPERIODISMTHROMBOEMBOLISMTOTALITARIANISMULTRALIBERALISM