EXHUMATION is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. EXHUMATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXHUMATION?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXHUMATION is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXHUMATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exhumationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXHUMATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXHUMATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXHUMATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXHUMATION
- All 10 letters of EXHUMATION are different — nothing repeats.
- EXHUMATION 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 EXHUMATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The digging up of a body or other buried thing, usually from a grave.
An exhumation normally needs official permission and is carried out for a reason such as a criminal inquiry, a reburial or the identification of remains. It is the opposite of burial. The word can also be used loosely for bringing a forgotten matter back to light.
How EXHUMATION is used
Used in legal, forensic and historical contexts, often with "ordered" or "authorised".
- The court ordered the exhumation of the body for further tests.
- An exhumation of the old cemetery began before the road was built.
- Experts carried out the exhumation at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXHUMATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXHUMATION
1 longer words begin with EXHUMATION.
Shorter words from the letters in EXHUMATION
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Common questions about EXHUMATION
- Is EXHUMATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXHUMATION, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXHUMATION worth?
- EXHUMATION is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXHUMATION mean?
- The digging up of a body or other buried thing, usually from a grave.
- What letters can be added to EXHUMATION?
- EXHUMATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXHUMATION:
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