PLOSION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLOSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOSION?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOSION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plosionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOSION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLOSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 330,844.
What does PLOSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The sudden release of air when a stop consonant is pronounced.
Phoneticians use plosion for the small burst of breath heard when the lips or tongue let go after closing the airway, as in p, t and k. It is the sound that makes these consonants feel sharp.
How PLOSION is used
Plosion is a phonetics term for the burst that ends a stop consonant.
- The plosion in the word top is clearly audible.
- A microphone can pick up the plosion of a hard p.
- The teacher asked us to feel the plosion with a hand in front of the mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLOSION
1 longer words begin with PLOSION.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOSION
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Common questions about PLOSION
- Is PLOSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOSION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOSION worth?
- PLOSION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOSION mean?
- The sudden release of air when a stop consonant is pronounced.
- What letters can be added to PLOSION?
- PLOSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLOSION:
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