ILLATION is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ILLATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLATION?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLATION is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
illationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILLATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILLATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of drawing a conclusion from premises, or the conclusion itself.
Illation is the step in reasoning where one fact is carried over to a new claim. It belongs to older logic and philosophy and is seldom heard now.
How ILLATION is used
Formal and rare; found in philosophy and older prose about logic.
- His illation from the clues proved correct.
- The argument rests on a weak illation.
- She made the illation in a single breath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLATION
1 longer words begin with ILLATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLATION
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Common questions about ILLATION
- Is ILLATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLATION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLATION worth?
- ILLATION is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLATION mean?
- The act of drawing a conclusion from premises, or the conclusion itself.
- What letters can be added to ILLATION?
- ILLATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILLATION:
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