hypocorism

NOUN /haɪ'pɑkə,rɪzəm/

10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H

hypocorism is a valid 10-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

H4Y4P3O1C3O1R1I1S1M3

4 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =22 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66

MEANING

What does hypocorism mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix).

“`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'”

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