CONDONATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONDONATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONDONATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONDONATION is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONDONATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
condonationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONDONATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CONDONATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONDONATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONDONATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formallegal
The act of forgiving or overlooking an offence, especially by behaving as though it had not happened.
In law, condonation could bar a spouse from later using a forgiven wrong as grounds for divorce. Outside law it suggests tolerating something that perhaps should not be tolerated. It is stronger than a simple pardon because it can be implied by conduct.
How CONDONATION is used
Used in legal and moral discussion about excusing wrongdoing.
- Continuing to live together was treated as condonation of the offence.
- Silence from the manager looked like condonation of the behaviour.
- The court considered whether condonation had occurred.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONDONATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONDONATION
1 longer words begin with CONDONATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CONDONATION
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Common questions about CONDONATION
- Is CONDONATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONDONATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONDONATION worth?
- CONDONATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONDONATION mean?
- The act of forgiving or overlooking an offence, especially by behaving as though it had not happened.
- What letters can be added to CONDONATION?
- CONDONATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CONDONATION:
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