TRADITION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRADITION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRADITION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRADITION is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRADITION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
traditionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRADITION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TRADITION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRADITION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRADITION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A custom or belief handed down from one generation to the next.
A tradition might be a holiday meal, a wedding ritual or a style in the arts. The word also names the handing-on process itself, as in the oral tradition of storytelling.
How TRADITION is used
Everyday word for customs, and for the passing-on of culture.
- It is a family tradition to eat together on Sunday.
- The village keeps an old harvest tradition alive.
- She worked within the tradition of English landscape painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRADITION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRADITION
23 longer words begin with TRADITION.
Shorter words from the letters in TRADITION
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Common questions about TRADITION
- Is TRADITION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRADITION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRADITION worth?
- TRADITION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRADITION mean?
- A custom or belief handed down from one generation to the next.
- What letters can be added to TRADITION?
- TRADITION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TRADITION:
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