DELATION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DELATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELATION?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELATION is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DELATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DELATION
- All 8 letters of DELATION are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DELATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalrare
The act of accusing or informing against someone.
Delation was common in regimes where citizens were encouraged to report on one another, and the informer himself was called a delator. Today the word is rare and carries an old, legal flavour.
How DELATION is used
Delation is a rare formal word found in history and law.
- A single delation was enough to ruin a Roman senator.
- The police state thrived on delation by neighbours.
- Historians have studied the delation of suspects in the period.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELATION
1 longer words begin with DELATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DELATION
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Common questions about DELATION
- Is DELATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELATION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELATION worth?
- DELATION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELATION mean?
- The act of accusing or informing against someone.
- What letters can be added to DELATION?
- DELATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DELATION:
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