LUNATION is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUNATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUNATION?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUNATION is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUNATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lunationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUNATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LUNATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUNATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUNATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The time from one new moon to the next, about twenty-nine and a half days.
Lunation is the astronomer's name for one full cycle of lunar phases. Calendars based on the moon, such as those used for religious festivals, count their months in lunations.
How LUNATION is used
Lunation is used in astronomy and calendar science for the span between successive new moons.
- A lunation lasts a little over twenty-nine days.
- The almanac numbers each lunation from the first new moon of the year.
- The festival date depends on the lunation count.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUNATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUNATION
1 longer words begin with LUNATION.
Shorter words from the letters in LUNATION
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Common questions about LUNATION
- Is LUNATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUNATION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUNATION worth?
- LUNATION is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUNATION mean?
- The time from one new moon to the next, about twenty-nine and a half days.
- What letters can be added to LUNATION?
- LUNATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LUNATION:
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