IRRADIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IRRADIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRRADIATION?
| 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 IRRADIATION is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRRADIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
irradiationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRRADIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in IRRADIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRRADIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRRADIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Exposure of something to radiation such as X-rays, or the process of being lit up by rays.
In medicine and food science irradiation is a deliberate treatment, for example to kill cancer cells or germs. Optics uses it for an effect where a bright object looks larger against a dark background.
How IRRADIATION is used
Used in medicine, food safety, physics and optics.
- Irradiation of the spices killed any bacteria.
- The patient began a course of irradiation last week.
- Irradiation makes a white star look bigger than it is.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRRADIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IRRADIATION
1 longer words begin with IRRADIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in IRRADIATION
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Common questions about IRRADIATION
- Is IRRADIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRRADIATION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRRADIATION worth?
- IRRADIATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRRADIATION mean?
- Exposure of something to radiation such as X-rays, or the process of being lit up by rays.
- What letters can be added to IRRADIATION?
- IRRADIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of IRRADIATION:
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