SORPTION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SORPTION 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 SORPTION?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORPTION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORPTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sorptionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORPTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SORPTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SORPTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SORPTION
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SORPTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The process in which one substance takes up another, whether by absorption or by adsorption.
Chemists speak of sorption when they cannot tell, or do not need to say, whether a substance soaks into a material or sticks to its surface. Soil scientists measure sorption to see how well soil holds pollutants.
How SORPTION is used
Sorption is a science term for combined uptake of one substance by another.
- The sorption of water by the clay was measured in the lab.
- Charcoal filters depend on strong sorption of impurities.
- Soil sorption slows the spread of the chemical.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORPTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SORPTION
The 8 tiles of SORPTION in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SORPTION
1 longer words begin with SORPTION.
Shorter words from the letters in SORPTION
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Common questions about SORPTION
- Is SORPTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORPTION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORPTION worth?
- SORPTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORPTION mean?
- The process in which one substance takes up another, whether by absorption or by adsorption.
- What letters can be added to SORPTION?
- SORPTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SORPTION:
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