PROVOCATION is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PROVOCATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
p3r1o1v4o1c3a1t1i1o1n1
PlayablePROVOCATION · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PROVOCATION?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful PROVOCATION is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROVOCATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
provocationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROVOCATION scores
Scrabble p3r1o1v4o1c3a1t1i1o1n1 18
Words with Friends p4r1o1v5o1c4a1t1i1o1n2 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROVOCATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROVOCATION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PROVOCATION
1 longer words begin with PROVOCATION.
Shorter words from the letters in PROVOCATION
provocant16 invocator14 nootropic13 proaction13 proviant13 vocation13 cooption12 copatron12 optronic12 picaroon12 protonic12 corvina12 provant12 apricot11 aprotic11 cantrip11 caption11 paction11 parotic11 patrico11 porcino11 portico11 prootic11 rootcap11 ovation10 atropin9 carotin9 cartoon9 coranto9 cortina9 patroon9 portion9 pronaoi9 pronota9 oration7 cavort11 incavo11 octavo11 ovonic11 pavior11
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Common questions about PROVOCATION
- Is PROVOCATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROVOCATION, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROVOCATION worth?
- PROVOCATION is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROVOCATION?
- PROVOCATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROVOCATION:
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