What does ADDITION mean?

Pronunciation
/əˈdɪʃən/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. a component that is added to something to improve it“the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement”
  2. the act of adding one thing to another“the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect”
  3. a quantity that is added“there was an addition to property taxes this year”
  4. something added to what you already have“the librarian shelved the new accessions”
  5. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
  6. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers“the summation of four and three gives seven”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

additions11

Anagrams of ADDITION

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ADDITION

68 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is ADDITION a valid word in word games?

ADDITION is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ADDITION worth?

ADDITION is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ADDITION?

68 other words, including TO, AND, IN and IT.