What does OCCUPATION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends score
21
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money“he's not in my line of business”
  2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
  3. any activity that occupies a person's attention“he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
  4. the act of occupying or taking possession of a building“occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
  5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied“during the German occupation of Paris”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

occupations17

Anagrams of OCCUPATION

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

Words inside OCCUPATION

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Questions

Is OCCUPATION a valid word in word games?

OCCUPATION 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 OCCUPATION worth?

OCCUPATION is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 21 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from OCCUPATION?

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