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Distinctions

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About 3 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Very common · plural of distinction

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

What does distinctions mean?

noun

  1. a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

    “it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation”

    Synonymsdifferentiation

  2. high status importance owing to marked superiority

    “a scholar of great eminence”

    Synonymseminencepreeminencenote

  3. a distinguishing difference between similar things or people

    “he learned the distinction between gold and lead”

  4. an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority

    “she graduated with the highest distinction”

Definitions shown for distinction, the base form of distinctions.

Is DISTINCTIONS 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 DISTINCTIONS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1i 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1i 1n 2c 4t 1i 1o 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1i 1n 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1i 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DISTINCTIONS

Words that end like DISTINCTIONS

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

extinctions
All words ending in -INCTIONS

Distinctions: quick answers

Is DISTINCTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISTINCTIONS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISTINCTIONS worth?
DISTINCTIONS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does distinctions mean?
distinctions is the plural of distinction, which means “a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISTINCTIONS?
You can make 255 shorter words from DISTINCTIONS, such as DISTINCTION, INDICTIONS, INDISTINCT, INDICTION. See the full list.