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Ablation

a 1b 3l 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ablation mean?

noun

  1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue

    Synonymsextirpationcutting outexcision

  2. the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

Is ABLATION a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ABLATION worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
a 1b 3l 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
a 1b 4l 2a 1t 1i 1o 1n 2

Wordfeud

11 pts
a 1b 4l 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
a 1b 4l 2a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ABLATION

Hooks for ABLATION

Add one letter to the front or back of ABLATION to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ablations

Words that end like ABLATION

Common words that share the ending -ATION, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

locationrelationvacationtranslationdonationdurationnotationrotationtaxationdamnationformationinflationmigrationquotationsalvationsensationfoundationtemptationfrustrationworkstationcitationdilationfixationgyration
All words ending in -ATION

Ablation: quick answers

Is ABLATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ABLATION is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ABLATION worth?
ABLATION scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ablation mean?
As a noun, ablation means “surgical removal of a body part or tissue”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ABLATION?
You can make 166 shorter words from ABLATION, such as BITONAL, ALBINO, BONITA, LIBANT. See the full list.