ELONGATION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ELONGATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELONGATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELONGATION is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELONGATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elongationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELONGATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ELONGATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELONGATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELONGATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The act of making something longer, or the extra length produced by stretching.
In materials testing, elongation is the percentage a sample stretches before breaking. Astronomers use it for the apparent angle between a planet and the sun in the sky. Everyday talk also uses it for a lengthened part of something.
How ELONGATION is used
The word elongation is used in engineering, astronomy and general descriptions of lengthening.
- The steel showed ten percent elongation before it snapped.
- Venus reaches greatest elongation shortly before sunrise.
- The elongation of the vowel gave the word a drawling sound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELONGATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELONGATION
1 longer words begin with ELONGATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ELONGATION
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Common questions about ELONGATION
- Is ELONGATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELONGATION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELONGATION worth?
- ELONGATION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELONGATION mean?
- The act of making something longer, or the extra length produced by stretching.
- What letters can be added to ELONGATION?
- ELONGATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ELONGATION:
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