PULSION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PULSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULSION?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULSION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pulsionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULSION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PULSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does PULSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
raretechnical
The act of driving or pushing something forward, or in psychoanalysis an inner drive.
Pulsion is the counterpart of traction, since one pushes and the other pulls. Psychoanalytic writers also use pulsion for an unconscious drive that shapes behaviour.
How PULSION is used
Pulsion is rare and limited to physics, older prose and psychoanalytic theory.
- The engine works by pulsion rather than traction.
- Freudian texts discuss the pulsion behind human desire.
- A pulsion of air carried the leaves across the yard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PULSION
The 7 tiles of PULSION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PULSION
1 longer words begin with PULSION.
Shorter words from the letters in PULSION
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Common questions about PULSION
- Is PULSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULSION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULSION worth?
- PULSION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULSION mean?
- The act of driving or pushing something forward, or in psychoanalysis an inner drive.
- What letters can be added to PULSION?
- PULSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PULSION:
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