ADULTERATION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ADULTERATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADULTERATION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULTERATION is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULTERATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adulterationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADULTERATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ADULTERATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADULTERATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADULTERATION
- ADULTERATION contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADULTERATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of making a product poorer by secretly mixing in cheaper or harmful substances.
Adulteration was a major scandal in Victorian food trade, when chalk went into flour and water into milk. Modern laws against adulteration protect buyers of food, medicine and fuel.
How ADULTERATION is used
Used in food safety, law and trade for the spoiling of a product by additives.
- The inspector found adulteration of the olive oil.
- Adulteration of medicine can be deadly.
- Strict rules now punish adulteration of milk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULTERATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADULTERATION
1 longer words begin with ADULTERATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULTERATION
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Common questions about ADULTERATION
- Is ADULTERATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULTERATION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULTERATION worth?
- ADULTERATION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULTERATION mean?
- The act of making a product poorer by secretly mixing in cheaper or harmful substances.
- What letters can be added to ADULTERATION?
- ADULTERATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ADULTERATION:
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