ADOPTION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ADOPTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADOPTION?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADOPTION is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADOPTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adoptionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADOPTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADOPTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADOPTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADOPTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The legal act of taking another persons child into your own family, or the choice to take up a new idea or method.
Adoption most often means that a child becomes a legal member of a new family with full rights. In wider use it describes a town or company taking up a new practice or technology. Both senses share the idea of making something your own.
How ADOPTION is used
Adoption is common in both family law and everyday talk about new ideas, tools and policies.
- The adoption was finalised in front of a judge.
- Wide adoption of the new system took several years.
- Their adoption of a rescue dog changed the household.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADOPTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADOPTION
5 longer words begin with ADOPTION.
Shorter words from the letters in ADOPTION
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Common questions about ADOPTION
- Is ADOPTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADOPTION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADOPTION worth?
- ADOPTION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADOPTION mean?
- The legal act of taking another persons child into your own family, or the choice to take up a new idea or method.
- What letters can be added to ADOPTION?
- ADOPTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADOPTION:
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