What does MOTION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈmoʊʃən/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
  2. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
  4. a state of change“they were in a state of steady motion”
  5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote“he made a motion to adjourn”
  6. the act of changing location from one place to another“police controlled the motion of the crowd”
  7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object“the cinema relies on apparent motion”

verb

  1. show, express or direct through movement“He gestured his desire to leave”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

motions9motioned11motioning12

Anagrams of MOTION

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

Words inside MOTION

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

into4mint6 mono6moon6 moot6omit6onto4toon4ion3 mon5moo5mot5nim5nit3nom5noo3not3 tin3 tom5 ton3 too3 in2 it2mi4 mo4 no2 om4on2 ti2 to2

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Questions

Is MOTION a valid word in word games?

MOTION 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 MOTION worth?

MOTION is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MOTION?

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