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Melioration

m 3e 1l 1i 1o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

About 5 syllables

noun · 11 letters · Uncommon

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

What does melioration mean?

noun

  1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

    Synonymsameliorationbetterment

  2. a condition superior to an earlier condition

    “the new school represents a great improvement”

    Synonymsimprovement

  3. the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

Is MELIORATION 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 MELIORATION worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
m 3e 1l 1i 1o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
m 4e 1l 2i 1o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
m 3e 1l 1i 1o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
m 3e 1l 2i 1o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1o 1n 1

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

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Words that end like MELIORATION

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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Melioration: quick answers

Is MELIORATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MELIORATION is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MELIORATION worth?
MELIORATION scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does melioration mean?
As a noun, melioration means “the act of relieving ills and changing for the better”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MELIORATION?
You can make 882 shorter words from MELIORATION, such as ELIMINATOR, MONITORIAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTORIAL. See the full list.