Is GENTRIFICATION a word?
GENTRIFICATION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words With Friends, has 14 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GENTRIFICATION is a valid word.
What does gentrification mean?
noun: the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GENTRIFICATION: word details
- Pronunciation: jehnt-rih-fih-KAY-shuhn (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 14 letters, a long word. It is one of 9,202 14-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 24 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 gentrification
Words you can make from the letters of gentrification.
Solve a whole rack, not just GENTRIFICATION
GENTRIFICATION 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 GENTRIFICATION mean?
GENTRIFICATION is a noun. It means: the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents).
Is GENTRIFICATION a valid word?
Yes, GENTRIFICATION is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 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.