ADHESION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ADHESION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADHESION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADHESION is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADHESION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adhesionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADHESION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADHESION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADHESION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADHESION
- All 8 letters of ADHESION are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADHESION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of sticking firmly to a surface, or loyal attachment to a cause.
In physics adhesion is the pull between unlike surfaces, such as water clinging to glass. Surgeons also use adhesion for scar tissue that binds organs together after inflammation.
How ADHESION is used
Adhesion is used in science, medicine and, less often, in talk of loyalty.
- Good adhesion keeps the paint from peeling.
- The surgeon cut an adhesion between two loops of bowel.
- Tyre adhesion falls sharply on wet roads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADHESION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADHESION
2 longer words begin with ADHESION.
Shorter words from the letters in ADHESION
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Common questions about ADHESION
- Is ADHESION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADHESION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADHESION worth?
- ADHESION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADHESION mean?
- The state of sticking firmly to a surface, or loyal attachment to a cause.
- What letters can be added to ADHESION?
- ADHESION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADHESION:
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