| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| catastrophism22 | (geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust. |
| ceremonialism19 | A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism. |
| cholangiogram22 | A diagnostic image produced by cholangiography. |
| chrysanthemum28 | Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. |
| colloquialism26 | A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression. |
| commercialism23 | The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business. |
| conceptualism21 | The art movement towards conceptual art. |
| corporativism22 | Synonym of corporatism |
| cosmopolitism21 | The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices. |
| counterreform20 | Opposition to reform. |
| counterstream17 | A stream that flows in the opposite direction to an adjacent one |
| credentialism18 | Excessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| charlatanism19 | (uncountable) The state of being a charlatan |
| chemotropism23 | (biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus |
| chromaticism23 | the quality or state of being chromatic |
| chromatogram22 | (analytical chemistry) The visual output from a chromatograph. Usually a graphical display or histogram. |
| collectivism21 | An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively |
| commensalism20 | (ecology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales. |
| connubialism18 | (formal) Marriage; married life. |
| conservatism19 | A political philosophy that advocates traditional values. |
| counterclaim18 | (law) a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint. |
| cryptorchism26 | The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| cabbageworm23 | Alternative form of cabbage worm |
| californium18 | A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98. |
| candelabrum18 | A candle holder. |
| cannibalism17 | The act of eating another of one's own species. |
| caprolactam19 | (organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon. |
| carpogonium18 | (biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes |
| cavalierism18 | The practice or principles of cavaliers. |
| clericalism17 | political or secular power invested in members of the clergy. |
| clostridium16 | Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores |
| cologarithm19 | (mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm) |
| colonialism15 | The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance. |
| columbarium19 | (historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France. |
| communalism19 | The communal ownership of property. |
| computerdom20 | (informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them. |
| condominium18 | Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. [from 18th c.] |
| consumerism17 | A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc |
| corporatism17 | A political system in which society is organized into collective interest groups or "bodies" (Latin corpora) which are subservient to the state and act as organs of political representation. |
| corrigendum17 | An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication. |
| creationism15 | (theology) The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism. |
| crematorium17 | A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| caddisworm19 | The larva of the caddis fly. |
| cafetorium17 | A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium. |
| cankerworm21 | Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves. |
| capitalism16 | (politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital. |
| capitellum16 | (botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum |
| cardiogram16 | (cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces |
| catabolism16 | (biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials. |
| centralism14 | A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind. |
| cerebellum16 | (neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture. |
| chauvinism20 | (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. |
| chimaerism19 | Alternative spelling of chimerism |
| chloroform20 | (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic. |
| choreiform20 | (medicine) Resembling chorea. |
| chronogram18 | A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged. |
| cicisbeism18 | The state or conduct of a cicisbeo. |
| cinchonism19 | A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark. |
| cinerarium14 | A place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people. |
| classicism16 | (uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion. |
| cockalorum20 | (countable) A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts. |
| cockneyism23 | The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| cabbalism17 | |
| cablegram16 | A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable. |
| caciquism24 | The political influence of caciques in Latin America. |
| caesarism13 | |
| cairngorm14 | A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery. |
| calcaneum15 | (anatomy) The calcaneus. |
| caldarium14 | In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. |
| calvarium16 | (anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). |
| candygram18 | A box of candy/lollies, delivered with a greeting or other prepared message, often used for Valentine's Day dances. |
| capitulum15 | (botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base. |
| carbonium15 | (dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium. |
| careerism13 | The overwhelming desire or urge to advance one's own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests or social growth. |
| cartogram14 | (dated) A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values. |
| castoreum13 | The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers. |
| cataclysm18 | A sudden, violent event. |
| cataplasm15 | (medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment. |
| catechism18 | A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity. |
| centigram14 | (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−2 grams. Symbol: cg |
| chalutzim25 | plural of chalutz |
| chazzanim34 | plural of chazzan |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| cabalism14 | The activities of a cabal; secret plotting. |
| caladium13 | Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. |
| capsicum16 | Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers. |
| cardamom15 | The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb. |
| cardamum15 | Archaic form of cardamom. |
| caseworm15 | A worm or grub that makes a case for itself. |
| casteism12 | discrimination based on a person's caste |
| cementum14 | (anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement. |
| centrism12 | Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes. |
| cerebrum14 | (neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory. |
| chadarim16 | plural of cheder |
| chatroom15 | Alternative spelling of chat room |
| chazanim24 | plural of chazan |
| checksum21 | (mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry. |
| cherubim17 | plural of cherub |
| chiefdom19 | An area or region governed by a chief. |
| chiliasm15 | Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period. |
| chromium17 | A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. |
| ciborium14 | (architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns. |
| cimbalom16 | A type of concert hammered dulcimer used primarily in the music of Eastern Europe. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| caconym16 | An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification. |
| cadmium14 | A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. |
| caesium11 | The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal. |
| calcium13 | The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks. |
| cambism15 | (rare) The business of currency exchange. |
| cambium15 | (botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems. |
| centrum11 | A center. |
| charism14 | (Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God. |
| chefdom18 | Collectively, all chefs. |
| chemism16 | (obsolete, chemistry) chemical attraction |
| chetrum14 | A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum |
| chillum14 | A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood. |
| chrisom14 | (obsolete) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. |
| cladism12 | A form of systematics based on hierarchies that can be represented by branching cladograms. |
| clonism11 | (medicine) clonus; clonic spasm |
| cocoyam16 | New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga. |
| confirm14 | To strengthen; to make firm or resolute. |
| conform14 | (intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure. |
| cosmism13 | (historical) A philosophical and cultural movement in Russia in the early 20th century, combining elements of religion and ethics with a history of the origin, evolution and future of the cosmos and humankind. |
| cranium11 | (anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| caecum12 | (anatomy) A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. |
| carrom10 | Alternative spelling of carom |
| centum10 | (Indo-European linguistics) referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops |
| cerium10 | A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. |
| cesium10 | (American spelling) Alternative form of caesium |
| chiasm13 | Alternative form of chiasma |
| chrism13 | A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation. |
| cilium10 | (cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. |
| civism13 | good citizenship, civic-mindedness |
| coelom10 | (zoology) A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum. |
| condom11 | A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs. |
| conium10 | Any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants. |
| copalm12 | Archaic form of copal. |
| corium10 | (anatomy) The inner layer of skin, the dermis. |
| crinum10 | Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs. |
| cubism12 | (often capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s] |
| cundum11 | Alternative spelling of condom |
| cuprum12 | |
| curium10 | A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96. |
| custom10 | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| carom9 | (countable, cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. |
| cecum11 | (American spelling) Alternative form of caecum |
| celom9 | Alternative spelling of coelom |
| charm12 | An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). |
| chasm12 | (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss. |
| chirm12 | A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc. |
| claim9 | A demand of ownership made for something. |
| cream9 | The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| calm8 | (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. |
| cham11 | Archaic spelling of khan. |
| chum11 | (dated) A friend; a pal. |
| clam8 | A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. |
| corm8 | A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought. |
| cram8 | (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| culm8 | waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack. |