EVASION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EVASION 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 EVASION?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVASION is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVASION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
evasionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVASION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EVASION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does EVASION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of avoiding something, especially a duty, question or responsibility, by cleverness or deceit.
Evasion may be a slippery answer that dodges a direct question, or a deliberate scheme to escape payment, as in tax evasion. What links the uses is the effort to get out of something unpleasant.
How EVASION is used
The word evasion is common in legal and everyday speech, as in tax evasion or an evasion of the truth.
- His answer was a clear evasion of the question.
- The company was fined for tax evasion.
- Evasion rarely solves a problem for long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVASION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVASION
2 longer words begin with EVASION.
Shorter words from the letters in EVASION
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Common questions about EVASION
- Is EVASION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVASION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVASION worth?
- EVASION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVASION mean?
- The act of avoiding something, especially a duty, question or responsibility, by cleverness or deceit.
- What letters can be added to EVASION?
- EVASION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EVASION:
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