AVULSION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AVULSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVULSION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVULSION 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 AVULSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avulsionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVULSION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AVULSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVULSION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AVULSION
- All 8 letters of AVULSION are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AVULSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The tearing away of a body part by injury or surgery, or the sudden separation of land by flood or a river changing course.
In medicine an avulsion is a violent tearing, for example when a tooth is knocked out whole. In law, the same word describes land that is suddenly cut off from one owner and added to another.
How AVULSION is used
Found in medicine and in property law, with different senses in each.
- The accident caused an avulsion of the skin on his arm.
- After the flood, the avulsion moved the boundary of the farm.
- Dentists treat avulsion of a tooth as an emergency.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVULSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVULSION
1 longer words begin with AVULSION.
Shorter words from the letters in AVULSION
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Common questions about AVULSION
- Is AVULSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVULSION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVULSION worth?
- AVULSION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVULSION mean?
- The tearing away of a body part by injury or surgery, or the sudden separation of land by flood or a river changing course.
- What letters can be added to AVULSION?
- AVULSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AVULSION:
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