Is RESPIRATION a word?
RESPIRATION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, RESPIRATION is a valid word.
What does respiration mean?
noun: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
RESPIRATION: word details
- Pronunciation: rehs-pur-AY-shuhn (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 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.
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Words you can make from the letters of respiration.
Solve a whole rack, not just RESPIRATION
RESPIRATION 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 RESPIRATION mean?
RESPIRATION is a noun. It means: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs.
Is RESPIRATION a valid word?
Yes, RESPIRATION is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 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.