TRACTION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRACTION 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 TRACTION?
| 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 TRACTION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRACTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tractionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRACTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRACTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRACTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRACTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The grip of a tyre or wheel on a surface, or the act of pulling something along by motive power.
Drivers think of traction as what keeps a car from sliding on ice or mud. The word also covers medical treatment that pulls on a limb, and in business it describes an idea that starts to gain acceptance.
How TRACTION is used
Common in talk about vehicles, medicine and start-ups, each with a different sense of traction.
- The tyres lost traction on the wet hill.
- The patient spent a week in traction after breaking a leg.
- The new app slowly gained traction among students.
- Steam traction replaced horses on many railway lines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRACTION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRACTION
2 longer words begin with TRACTION.
Shorter words from the letters in TRACTION
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Common questions about TRACTION
- Is TRACTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRACTION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRACTION worth?
- TRACTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRACTION mean?
- The grip of a tyre or wheel on a surface, or the act of pulling something along by motive power.
- What letters can be added to TRACTION?
- TRACTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRACTION:
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