AUCTION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AUCTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUCTION?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUCTION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUCTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
auctionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUCTION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AUCTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does AUCTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A public sale in which goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
At an auction an auctioneer calls rising bids until no one offers more, and the final price may be far above the starting figure. In card games such as bridge the word names the bidding phase.
How AUCTION is used
Auction is both a noun for the sale and a verb for selling in this way.
- The painting sold at auction for a record sum.
- They went to the auction hoping to find old clocks.
- The charity will auction signed shirts on Friday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUCTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AUCTION
The 7 tiles of AUCTION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AUCTION
8 longer words begin with AUCTION.
Shorter words from the letters in AUCTION
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Common questions about AUCTION
- Is AUCTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUCTION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUCTION worth?
- AUCTION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUCTION mean?
- A public sale in which goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
- What letters can be added to AUCTION?
- AUCTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AUCTION:
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