malocclusion
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 12
Definition of malocclusion
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.
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Etymology
First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).
Words you can make from malocclusion
200+ playable · top: ICONOCLASM (16 pts)
Best play iconoclasm 16 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
22 words- CALCIUMS 14 pts
- COSMICAL 14 pts
- MOCCASIN 14 pts
- COLONICS 12 pts
- COLUMNAL 12 pts
- COUNCILS 12 pts
- LACONISM 12 pts
- LIMACONS 12 pts
- LOCALISM 12 pts
- MOLLUSCA 12 pts
- OCCASION 12 pts
- OCCLUSAL 12 pts
- SCOLIOMA 12 pts
- COLONIAL 10 pts
- CULLIONS 10 pts
- LAMINOUS 10 pts
- MOONSAIL 10 pts
- MULLIONS 10 pts
- SCALLION 10 pts
- SCULLION 10 pts
- UNSOCIAL 10 pts
- ALLUSION 8 pts
7-letter words
47 words- CALCIUM 13 pts
- COMICAL 13 pts
- UNCOMIC 13 pts
- ANOSMIC 11 pts
- CALCULI 11 pts
- CALICOS 11 pts
- CAMIONS 11 pts
- CLONISM 11 pts
- COCAINS 11 pts
- COLONIC 11 pts
- COLUMNS 11 pts
- CONICAL 11 pts
- CONIUMS 11 pts
- COUNCIL 11 pts
- CULMINA 11 pts
- LACONIC 11 pts
- LIMACON 11 pts
- LOCOISM 11 pts
- MANIOCS 11 pts
- MASONIC 11 pts
- MISCALL 11 pts
- MOLLUSC 11 pts
- MUCOSAL 11 pts
- MUSICAL 11 pts
- OOMIACS 11 pts
- SACCULI 11 pts
- UNICOMS 11 pts
- ACINOUS 9 pts
- ALCOOLS 9 pts
- ALLIUMS 9 pts
- ALNICOS 9 pts
- ALUMINS 9 pts
- CALLOUS 9 pts
- COLLINS 9 pts
- COLONUS 9 pts
- CULLION 9 pts
- INOCULA 9 pts
- LUMINAL 9 pts
- MALISON 9 pts
- MOULINS 9 pts
- MULLION 9 pts
- OILCANS 9 pts
- OMINOUS 9 pts
- OSMOLAL 9 pts
- SOLANUM 9 pts
- UNCIALS 9 pts
- UNCOILS 9 pts
6-letter words
90 words- COMICS 12 pts
- COSMIC 12 pts
- AMICUS 10 pts
- ANOMIC 10 pts
- CALICO 10 pts
- CAMION 10 pts
- CLAIMS 10 pts
- CLONIC 10 pts
- COCAIN 10 pts
- COCOAS 10 pts
- COLICS 10 pts
- COLUMN 10 pts
- COMOUS 10 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- CONIUM 10 pts
- CUMINS 10 pts
- LOCUMS 10 pts
- MACONS 10 pts
- MANICS 10 pts
- MANIOC 10 pts
- MASCON 10 pts
- MOSAIC 10 pts
- MUCINS 10 pts
- MUCOSA 10 pts
- MUONIC 10 pts
- OOMIAC 10 pts
- SICCAN 10 pts
- SOCMAN 10 pts
- UMIACS 10 pts
- UNICOM 10 pts
- ACINUS 8 pts
- ALCOOL 8 pts
- ALLIUM 8 pts
- ALNICO 8 pts
- ALUMIN 8 pts
- ALUMNI 8 pts
- AMINOS 8 pts
- AMNIOS 8 pts
- ANIMUS 8 pts
- CALLUS 8 pts
- CASINO 8 pts
- CAULIS 8 pts
- CLINAL 8 pts
- CLONAL 8 pts
- CLONUS 8 pts
- COLINS 8 pts
- COLONI 8 pts
- COLONS 8 pts
- CONSOL 8 pts
- CONSUL 8 pts
- COULIS 8 pts
- COUSIN 8 pts
- CULLIS 8 pts
- LILACS 8 pts
- LIMANS 8 pts
- LINACS 8 pts
- LINUMS 8 pts
- LOCALS 8 pts
- LOCULI 8 pts
- LOUMAS 8 pts
- LUMINA 8 pts
- MAILLS 8 pts
- MIAOUS 8 pts
- MIAULS 8 pts
- MOOLAS 8 pts
- MOULIN 8 pts
- MULLAS 8 pts
- MUSLIN 8 pts
- NICOLS 8 pts
- OILCAN 8 pts
- OILMAN 8 pts
- OSCULA 8 pts
- SALMON 8 pts
- SALUMI 8 pts
- SCILLA 8 pts
- SIMOON 8 pts
- SLALOM 8 pts
- SOCIAL 8 pts
- SOMONI 8 pts
- SULCAL 8 pts
- UNCIAL 8 pts
- UNCOIL 8 pts
- UNCOOL 8 pts
- ALOINS 6 pts
- INSOUL 6 pts
- INSULA 6 pts
- LLANOS 6 pts
- SALOON 6 pts
- SOLANO 6 pts
- SOLION 6 pts
5-letter words
36 words- ACMIC 11 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- CALMS 9 pts
- CAMIS 9 pts
- CAMOS 9 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- CLAIM 9 pts
- CLAMS 9 pts
- COCAS 9 pts
- COCOA 9 pts
- COCOS 9 pts
- COLIC 9 pts
- COMAL 9 pts
- COMAS 9 pts
- ALUMS 7 pts
- AMINO 7 pts
- AMINS 7 pts
- AMNIO 7 pts
- ASCON 7 pts
- AULIC 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CALLS 7 pts
- CALOS 7 pts
- CANSO 7 pts
- CAULS 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CLANS 7 pts
- CLONS 7 pts
- COALS 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- COLAS 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- COLON 7 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
- ANILS 5 pts
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