What does EXPECTATION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
22
Words With Friends score
25
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. belief about (or mental picture of) the future
  2. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
  3. the feeling that something is about to happen
  4. the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

expectations23

Anagrams of EXPECTATION

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

Words inside EXPECTATION

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

action8 except17 expect17 peace9 piece9 point7 anti4 into4next11 nice6 note4 once6 open6 pain6 text11 act5 can5 eat3 not3 one3 tax10 ten3 top5 an2at2 in2 it2no2 on2 to2

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Questions

Is EXPECTATION a valid word in word games?

EXPECTATION 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 EXPECTATION worth?

EXPECTATION is worth 22 points with Scrabble letter values and 25 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EXPECTATION?

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