DEALATION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DEALATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEALATION?
| 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 DEALATION is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEALATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dealationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEALATION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEALATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEALATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEALATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The shedding of wings by certain insects, such as ants and termites, after their mating flight.
Dealation marks the change from a flying queen to a ground-dwelling founder of a new colony. The insect either bites off or rubs off its wings, and the stumps remain as proof of the event.
How DEALATION is used
Technical term in entomology.
- Dealation occurs soon after the queen ant lands.
- The researchers recorded the timing of dealation in the termite colony.
- After dealation, the queen digs a chamber in the soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEALATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEALATION
1 longer words begin with DEALATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DEALATION
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Common questions about DEALATION
- Is DEALATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEALATION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEALATION worth?
- DEALATION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEALATION mean?
- The shedding of wings by certain insects, such as ants and termites, after their mating flight.
- What letters can be added to DEALATION?
- DEALATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEALATION:
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