hibakusha
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 9
/ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/
(UK)
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/ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/ (UK) · /hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə/ (UK) · /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/ (US)
Definition of hibakusha
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
“The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect in January after years of civil effort joined by atomic bombing survivors, or hibakusha.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Attested in the mid-20th century, borrowed from Japanese 被爆者 (hibakusha, literally “bomb-affected person”).
Words you can make from hibakusha
97 playable · top: SHAIKH (16 pts)
Best play shaikh 16 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
31 words- HAIK 11 pts
- HAKU 11 pts
- HUSK 11 pts
- KHIS 11 pts
- SUKH 11 pts
- BASK 10 pts
- BISK 10 pts
- BUSK 10 pts
- HAHA 10 pts
- HAHS 10 pts
- HASH 10 pts
- HUSH 10 pts
- KABS 10 pts
- SHAH 10 pts
- BASH 9 pts
- BISH 9 pts
- BUSH 9 pts
- HABU 9 pts
- HUBS 9 pts
- AUKS 8 pts
- KAAS 8 pts
- SAKI 8 pts
- SIKA 8 pts
- SKUA 8 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- AHIS 7 pts
- ABAS 6 pts
- BAAS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- SUBA 6 pts
3-letter words
34 words- KHI 10 pts
- HAH 9 pts
- HUH 9 pts
- KAB 9 pts
- SHH 9 pts
- BAH 8 pts
- HUB 8 pts
- ASK 7 pts
- AUK 7 pts
- KAS 7 pts
- KIS 7 pts
- SKA 7 pts
- SKI 7 pts
- SUK 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BIS 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- SAB 5 pts
- SIB 5 pts
- SUB 5 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
2-letter words
16 wordsFind your best play with hibakusha
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