proxemics
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- 22
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 9
Definition of proxemics
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.
“Proxemics refers to the personal distance that individuals prefer to keep between themselves and other individuals and is an important element of nonverbal communication.”
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Etymology
From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -s. Clipping of proximity + modeling on phonemics. Coined by American anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1963.
Words you can make from proxemics
200+ playable · top: PROXEMIC (21 pts)
Best play proxemic 21 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
36 words- MPOXES 17 pts
- PREMIX 17 pts
- MIXERS 15 pts
- MOXIES 15 pts
- OXIMES 15 pts
- POXIER 15 pts
- CRIMPS 12 pts
- SCRIMP 12 pts
- COMERS 10 pts
- COPERS 10 pts
- COPIER 10 pts
- COPIES 10 pts
- CORPSE 10 pts
- CRIMES 10 pts
- CRIPES 10 pts
- IMPOSE 10 pts
- IMPROS 10 pts
- MICROS 10 pts
- MOPERS 10 pts
- MOPIER 10 pts
- PORISM 10 pts
- PRECIS 10 pts
- PRICES 10 pts
- PRIMES 10 pts
- PRIMOS 10 pts
- PROEMS 10 pts
- SIMPER 10 pts
- SPICER 10 pts
- SPIREM 10 pts
- COSIER 8 pts
- ESPOIR 8 pts
- ISOMER 8 pts
- MOIRES 8 pts
- POISER 8 pts
- POSIER 8 pts
- RIMOSE 8 pts
5-letter words
92 words- CIMEX 16 pts
- COMIX 16 pts
- COXES 14 pts
- EXPOS 14 pts
- MIREX 14 pts
- MIXER 14 pts
- MIXES 14 pts
- MOXIE 14 pts
- OXIME 14 pts
- OXIMS 14 pts
- PIXES 14 pts
- POXES 14 pts
- REMIX 14 pts
- SIXMO 14 pts
- XERIC 14 pts
- OXERS 12 pts
- SIXER 12 pts
- COMPS 11 pts
- CRIMP 11 pts
- COMER 9 pts
- COMES 9 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- COPES 9 pts
- COPSE 9 pts
- CORMS 9 pts
- CORPS 9 pts
- CRIME 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- CRIPS 9 pts
- CRISP 9 pts
- CROPS 9 pts
- EMICS 9 pts
- EPICS 9 pts
- IMPRO 9 pts
- MERCS 9 pts
- MESIC 9 pts
- MICRO 9 pts
- MOPER 9 pts
- MOPES 9 pts
- OSMIC 9 pts
- PERCS 9 pts
- PERMS 9 pts
- PISCO 9 pts
- POEMS 9 pts
- POMES 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- PRIMO 9 pts
- PRIMS 9 pts
- PRISM 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- PROMS 9 pts
- ROMPS 9 pts
- SCOPE 9 pts
- SCRIM 9 pts
- SCRIP 9 pts
- SEPIC 9 pts
- SPERM 9 pts
- SPICE 9 pts
- CEROS 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- CORES 7 pts
- CORSE 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MOIRE 7 pts
- MORES 7 pts
- MORSE 7 pts
- OMERS 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- RIPES 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- SCORE 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPIER 7 pts
- SPIRE 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- MPOX 15 pts
- EXPO 13 pts
- OXIC 13 pts
- OXIM 13 pts
- OXER 11 pts
- OXES 11 pts
- COMP 10 pts
- CEPS 8 pts
- COME 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- COPS 8 pts
- CORM 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- CROP 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- MICS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- MOCS 8 pts
- MOPE 8 pts
- MOPS 8 pts
- PECS 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PICS 8 pts
- POEM 8 pts
- POME 8 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
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