HUMILIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HUMILIATION 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 HUMILIATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUMILIATION is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUMILIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
humiliationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUMILIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HUMILIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HUMILIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HUMILIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The painful loss of dignity or self-respect caused by being made to look foolish or inferior.
Humiliation is felt most strongly when others witness the embarrassment. It differs from simple shyness because someone or something has actively lowered your standing.
How HUMILIATION is used
Used for public failures, insults and defeats, in both ordinary speech and serious writing.
- He could not hide his humiliation when the whole class laughed.
- The team suffered a crushing humiliation in the final.
- She blushed with humiliation at the mistake.
- Public humiliation was once a common form of punishment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUMILIATION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUMILIATION
1 longer words begin with HUMILIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in HUMILIATION
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Common questions about HUMILIATION
- Is HUMILIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMILIATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUMILIATION worth?
- HUMILIATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUMILIATION mean?
- The painful loss of dignity or self-respect caused by being made to look foolish or inferior.
- What letters can be added to HUMILIATION?
- HUMILIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HUMILIATION:
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