What does CITATION mean?

Pronunciation
/saɪˈteɪʃən/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
  2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
  3. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
  4. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
  5. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

citations11

Anagrams of CITATION

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

Words inside CITATION

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

action8 intact8 anti4 cant6 coat6 coin6 icon6 into4taco6 act5 ant3 can5 cat5 con5 ion3 not3 tan3 tin3 ton3 ai2 an2at2 in2 it2na2no2 on2 ta2ti2 to2

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Questions

Is CITATION a valid word in word games?

CITATION 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 CITATION worth?

CITATION is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CITATION?

81 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.