SCISSION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCISSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCISSION?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCISSION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCISSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scissionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCISSION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCISSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCISSION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCISSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The act of cutting or splitting, or a split between groups.
In chemistry scission is the breaking of a bond, often within a long molecule so that it divides into smaller pieces. Elsewhere scission can mean a division in a party, close in meaning to schism.
How SCISSION is used
Formal; used in chemistry and, rarely, for splits among people.
- Heat caused scission of the polymer chains.
- The scission within the party became public.
- A clean scission divided the film into two strips.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCISSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCISSION
1 longer words begin with SCISSION.
Shorter words from the letters in SCISSION
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Common questions about SCISSION
- Is SCISSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCISSION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCISSION worth?
- SCISSION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCISSION mean?
- The act of cutting or splitting, or a split between groups.
- What letters can be added to SCISSION?
- SCISSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCISSION:
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