What does GENERATION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌdʒɛnərˈeɪʃən/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
  2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
  3. the normal time between successive generations“they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade”
  4. a stage of technological development or innovation“the third generation of computers”
  5. a coming into being
  6. the production of heat or electricity“dams were built for the generation of electricity”
  7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

generations12

Anagrams of GENERATION

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

Words inside GENERATION

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

entire6 great6 green6 range6 gone5 into4near4 note4 rate4 age4 ago4 air3 are3 art3 eat3 get4 got4not3 one3 ten3 an2at2 go3 in2 it2no2 on2 or2re2 to2

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Questions

Is GENERATION a valid word in word games?

GENERATION 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 GENERATION worth?

GENERATION is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from GENERATION?

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