ADORATION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADORATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADORATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADORATION is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADORATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adorationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADORATION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ADORATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADORATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADORATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
Deep, devoted love and admiration, or the act of worshipping a deity.
In religious use adoration means reverent worship, as in prayer before a sacred object. In everyday speech it is a warmer, stronger word than liking, used for how fans, lovers or children look at someone they idolise.
How ADORATION is used
Works in both devotional and everyday contexts, often with for or of.
- The child gazed at her older brother with open adoration.
- The monks spent the evening in silent adoration.
- His adoration of the singer filled his bedroom walls with posters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADORATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADORATION
1 longer words begin with ADORATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ADORATION
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Common questions about ADORATION
- Is ADORATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADORATION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADORATION worth?
- ADORATION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADORATION mean?
- Deep, devoted love and admiration, or the act of worshipping a deity.
- What letters can be added to ADORATION?
- ADORATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ADORATION:
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