5-Letter Words With ISM
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With ISM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With ISM 12 words
How often does ISM appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 five-letter words containing ISM. They average 9.2 points, the best is ZOISM (16 points) and 66.7% end in M.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.2
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- M
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- m 66.7%
- s 16.7%
- e 8.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ei16.7%
- oi8.3%
- ui8.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing ISM
z 10o 1i 1s 1m 3
Z 10 + O 1 + I 1 + S 1 + M 3 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
zoism
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words containing ISM are there?
There are 12 five-letter words containing ISM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing ISM?
ZOISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are JISMS (14), PRISM (9), APISM (9).
Which rare five-letter words containing ISM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ZOISM (16), JISMS (14), APISM (9), AGISM (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.