ELUTRIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ELUTRIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELUTRIATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELUTRIATION is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELUTRIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elutriationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELUTRIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ELUTRIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELUTRIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELUTRIATION
- ELUTRIATION contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ELUTRIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The separation of lighter particles from heavier ones by washing them in a moving stream of water or air.
Elutriation works because small, light grains are carried off while large, dense ones settle. Soil scientists, miners and brewers have all used the method to sort fine material.
How ELUTRIATION is used
A laboratory and industrial term, where elutriation names a sorting process based on flow.
- Elutriation removed the fine clay from the sand sample.
- The lab used elutriation to sort particles by weight.
- A rising current of water drives the elutriation process.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELUTRIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELUTRIATION
1 longer words begin with ELUTRIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ELUTRIATION
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Common questions about ELUTRIATION
- Is ELUTRIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELUTRIATION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELUTRIATION worth?
- ELUTRIATION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELUTRIATION mean?
- The separation of lighter particles from heavier ones by washing them in a moving stream of water or air.
- What letters can be added to ELUTRIATION?
- ELUTRIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ELUTRIATION:
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