Acousma

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Updated June 2026

Definition

An auditory hallucination in which a person perceives strange nonverbal sounds that have no real external source.

“The patient described episodes of acousma, hearing inexplicable ringing and buzzing with no environmental cause.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·cous·ma

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Synonyms

hallucinationphantasm

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The COUS combination in the middle is unusual and the word has four vowels (A, O, U, A), making it hard to resolve quickly

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points and the MA ending can potentially hook an S to form ACOUSMAS, extending your score on the right lane

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Words you can make from Acousma

Shorter words formed from the letters in “acousma”.

ascoma mucosa acoma camas camus cauma causa comas comus couma macao musca omasa samoa scaum sumac acus amas amos amus auca caam cams casa

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