PROPAGATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PROPAGATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROPAGATION?
| 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 PROPAGATION is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPAGATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
propagationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROPAGATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROPAGATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROPAGATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROPAGATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of producing new plants or animals, or of spreading something further.
Gardeners think of cuttings and seeds when they hear this word. Physicists use propagation for waves travelling through a medium, and teachers for ideas travelling through a community.
How PROPAGATION is used
Used in gardening, biology, physics and discussion of ideas.
- Propagation from cuttings is the cheapest way to get new roses.
- The propagation of sound needs air or another medium.
- The newspaper aided the propagation of the new theory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPAGATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROPAGATION
2 longer words begin with PROPAGATION.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPAGATION
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Common questions about PROPAGATION
- Is PROPAGATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPAGATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPAGATION worth?
- PROPAGATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPAGATION mean?
- The process of producing new plants or animals, or of spreading something further.
- What letters can be added to PROPAGATION?
- PROPAGATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROPAGATION:
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