EVAPORATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EVAPORATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVAPORATION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVAPORATION is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVAPORATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
evaporationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVAPORATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EVAPORATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EVAPORATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EVAPORATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process by which a liquid turns into vapour.
Wet laundry dries and puddles vanish because of evaporation, which speeds up with heat and wind. Figuratively the word can describe hopes or support that slowly fade away.
How EVAPORATION is used
Evaporation is used in science, weather talk and figurative speech.
- Evaporation leaves salt behind when seawater dries.
- The lake shrank because of rapid evaporation.
- We watched the evaporation of public trust in the plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVAPORATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVAPORATION
1 longer words begin with EVAPORATION.
Shorter words from the letters in EVAPORATION
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Common questions about EVAPORATION
- Is EVAPORATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVAPORATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVAPORATION worth?
- EVAPORATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVAPORATION mean?
- The process by which a liquid turns into vapour.
- What letters can be added to EVAPORATION?
- EVAPORATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EVAPORATION:
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