INCITATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INCITATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCITATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCITATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCITATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
incitationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCITATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INCITATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCITATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INCITATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The act of urging someone on, or something that stirs a person to action.
Incitation is an older, rarer cousin of incitement. It names either the act of spurring people on or the motive that does the spurring, and it lacks the strong legal flavour that incitement often has today.
How INCITATION is used
Rare and somewhat literary; incitement is the usual modern choice.
- Hunger was the chief incitation to revolt in that cold winter.
- The speaker's incitation of the crowd began quietly.
- He needed no incitation to defend his friend.
- An old text speaks of the incitation of the soul toward virtue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCITATION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCITATION
1 longer words begin with INCITATION.
Shorter words from the letters in INCITATION
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Common questions about INCITATION
- Is INCITATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCITATION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCITATION worth?
- INCITATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCITATION mean?
- The act of urging someone on, or something that stirs a person to action.
- What letters can be added to INCITATION?
- INCITATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INCITATION:
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