What does ELIMINATION mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the act of removing or getting rid of something
  2. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  3. analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives
  4. the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
  5. the murder of a competitor

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

eliminations14

Anagrams of ELIMINATION

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

Words inside ELIMINATION

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

alone5 into4late4 line4 main6 mean6 name6 team6 time6 eat3 let3 lot3 man5 men5 met5not3 oil3 one3 ten3 al2am4an2at2 in2 it2la2 me4no2 on2 to2

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Questions

Is ELIMINATION a valid word in word games?

ELIMINATION 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 ELIMINATION worth?

ELIMINATION is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ELIMINATION?

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