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Fossilisation

f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

About 5 syllables

noun · 13 letters · Rare

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

What does fossilisation mean?

noun

  1. the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone

    Synonymsfossilization

  2. becoming inflexible or out of date

    Synonymsfossilization

Is FOSSILISATION a valid word?

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

How many points is FOSSILISATION worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 2i 1s 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 2

Wordfeud

16 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 2i 1s 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

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

Words from the letters in FOSSILISATION

Hooks for FOSSILISATION

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like FOSSILISATION

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.

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Fossilisation: quick answers

Is FOSSILISATION a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. FOSSILISATION is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is FOSSILISATION worth?
FOSSILISATION scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fossilisation mean?
As a noun, fossilisation means “the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOSSILISATION?
You can make 517 shorter words from FOSSILISATION, such as FILIATIONS, FOLIATIONS, FILIATION, FINALISTS. See the full list.