purism
/pjʊrɪzəm/
noun
6 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language).
“linguistic purisms”
WORD FORMS
Related formpurist
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinurismpay
Starts & ends withP … M
Syllablespur · ism
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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