ALLUVION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALLUVION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLUVION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLUVION is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLUVION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alluvionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLUVION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLUVION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLUVION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLUVION mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
Land slowly added to a shore or riverbank by the deposit of silt and sand.
Alluvion is the gradual growth of land from water, and it matters in law when ownership of the new strip is disputed. It can also mean a flood, an older sense. The related word alluvium names the deposit itself.
How ALLUVION is used
Alluvion appears in property law and in geology texts.
- The river left a wide alluvion on the eastern bank.
- By law, alluvion usually belongs to the neighbouring landowner.
- The farmer claimed the alluvion at the bend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLUVION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLUVION
1 longer words begin with ALLUVION.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLUVION
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Common questions about ALLUVION
- Is ALLUVION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLUVION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLUVION worth?
- ALLUVION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLUVION mean?
- Land slowly added to a shore or riverbank by the deposit of silt and sand.
- What letters can be added to ALLUVION?
- ALLUVION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLUVION:
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