IMPLANTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IMPLANTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPLANTATION?
| 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 IMPLANTATION is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPLANTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
implantationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPLANTATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in IMPLANTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPLANTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPLANTATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The act of fixing something firmly in place, especially a device in the body or a fertilised egg in the womb lining.
Implantation has two familiar medical senses. In pregnancy it marks the moment the embryo attaches to the uterus, and in surgery it covers placing a pacemaker, a tooth or a lens in the body.
How IMPLANTATION is used
Implantation is used in medicine, dentistry and reproductive biology.
- Implantation usually occurs about a week after fertilisation.
- The implantation of the pacemaker took an hour.
- Dental implantation needs healthy bone in the jaw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPLANTATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPLANTATION
1 longer words begin with IMPLANTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPLANTATION
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Common questions about IMPLANTATION
- Is IMPLANTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPLANTATION, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPLANTATION worth?
- IMPLANTATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPLANTATION mean?
- The act of fixing something firmly in place, especially a device in the body or a fertilised egg in the womb lining.
- What letters can be added to IMPLANTATION?
- IMPLANTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of IMPLANTATION:
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