tourism: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with T · ends with M
Meaning of tourism
noun
- uncountable, usually
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Example: Mass tourism damaged the beach.
- uncountable, usually
The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
Example: Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area.
- figuratively, uncountable, usually
The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.
Example: libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism
Listed forms: tourisms.
Source: Wiktionary — tourism.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tourism.
noun
the business of providing services to tourists
- touristry
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tourism in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tourism
T(1) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + I(1) + S(1) + M(3) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tourism
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from tourism
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