CULTIVATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CULTIVATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULTIVATION?
| 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 CULTIVATION is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULTIVATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cultivationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CULTIVATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CULTIVATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULTIVATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CULTIVATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The work of preparing land and growing crops, or the careful development of a skill, quality or relationship.
On a farm, cultivation means ploughing, sowing and tending the soil. Beyond the field it can mean refinement of manners and taste, or the patient effort of building a friendship or talent.
How CULTIVATION is used
Cultivation covers both farming and the literal or figurative growing of abilities.
- Rice cultivation requires fields that can be flooded.
- The cultivation of patience took her years.
- He was a man of great cultivation and wide reading.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULTIVATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CULTIVATION
1 longer words begin with CULTIVATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CULTIVATION
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Common questions about CULTIVATION
- Is CULTIVATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULTIVATION, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULTIVATION worth?
- CULTIVATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULTIVATION mean?
- The work of preparing land and growing crops, or the careful development of a skill, quality or relationship.
- What letters can be added to CULTIVATION?
- CULTIVATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CULTIVATION:
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