Cubism
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An early 20th-century art movement originating in France that depicted subjects through fragmented geometric forms and multiple simultaneous viewpoints.
“Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is often cited as a precursor to cubism.”
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Contains C, U, B, I, S, M, two common consonants B and M plus the vowels U and I make this a reasonable guess
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Worth 12 points (C3+U1+B3+I1+S1+M3), not easily extended but the S can hook onto other words
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