IMPLICATION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. IMPLICATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMPLICATION?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMPLICATION is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMPLICATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
implicationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMPLICATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in IMPLICATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMPLICATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMPLICATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A suggestion or likely consequence that is not stated outright.
Implication covers both what a statement quietly suggests and what a decision may lead to. A second, older meaning is being drawn into a wrongdoing, as in the implication of a person in a crime.
How IMPLICATION is used
Implication is common in everyday speech, law and science, usually in the plural when discussing consequences.
- The implication of her silence was clear.
- Doctors discussed the implications of the new findings.
- He resented the implication that he had cheated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMPLICATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMPLICATION
2 longer words begin with IMPLICATION.
Shorter words from the letters in IMPLICATION
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Common questions about IMPLICATION
- Is IMPLICATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMPLICATION, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMPLICATION worth?
- IMPLICATION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMPLICATION mean?
- A suggestion or likely consequence that is not stated outright.
- What letters can be added to IMPLICATION?
- IMPLICATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of IMPLICATION:
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