miasma

/maɪ'æzmə/ noun
6 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

Unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources.

“the miasma of the marshes”

“a miasma of cigar smoke”

2

An unwholesome atmosphere.

“the novel spun a miasma of death and decay”

WORD FORMS
Related formmiasmal
Related formmiasmic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
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Pig Latiniasmamay
Starts & ends withM … A
Syllablesmi · as · ma
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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