Is ADOPTION a word?
ADOPTION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ADOPTION is a valid word.
What does adoption mean?
noun: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.
“its adoption by society”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ADOPTION: word details
- Pronunciation: uh-DAHP-shuhn (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside adoption
Words you can make from the letters of adoption.
Solve a whole rack, not just ADOPTION
ADOPTION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ADOPTION mean?
ADOPTION is a noun. It means: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.
Is ADOPTION a valid word?
Yes, ADOPTION is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.