BIFURCATION is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BIFURCATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIFURCATION?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIFURCATION is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFURCATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bifurcationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIFURCATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BIFURCATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIFURCATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIFURCATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point where this happens.
A bifurcation can be a literal fork in a road or river, or a figurative split in a policy or an argument. In mathematics the word names the point where a system suddenly behaves in two different ways.
How BIFURCATION is used
Used in geography, biology, maths and in abstract talk about divisions.
- The bifurcation of the river created a small island.
- A bifurcation in the artery was visible on the scan.
- Critics pointed to a sharp bifurcation between the two parties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIFURCATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIFURCATION
1 longer words begin with BIFURCATION.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFURCATION
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Common questions about BIFURCATION
- Is BIFURCATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFURCATION, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFURCATION worth?
- BIFURCATION is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIFURCATION mean?
- The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point where this happens.
- What letters can be added to BIFURCATION?
- BIFURCATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BIFURCATION:
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