ROTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROTATION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROTATION is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rotationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROTATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROTATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The action of turning around an axis or centre, or the regular passing of a role or task from one member of a group to the next.
Rotation covers both the physical turning of an object, such as a planet or a wheel, and the planned taking of turns. Farmers also speak of crop rotation, where different crops follow one another on the same field so the soil is not worn out.
How ROTATION is used
Rotation is used in science, farming, sport and workplace scheduling for any repeating cycle of turns.
- The rotation of the earth gives us day and night.
- Crop rotation keeps pests and weeds under control without extra chemicals.
- The cleaning duties follow a weekly rotation among the four flatmates.
- The pitcher moved into the starting rotation this season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROTATION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROTATION
2 longer words begin with ROTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ROTATION
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Common questions about ROTATION
- Is ROTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROTATION, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROTATION worth?
- ROTATION is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROTATION mean?
- The action of turning around an axis or centre, or the regular passing of a role or task from one member of a group to the next.
- What letters can be added to ROTATION?
- ROTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROTATION:
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