What does PROJECTION mean?

Pronunciation
/prəˈdʒɛkʃən/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
21
Words With Friends score
26
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
  2. the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
  3. a planned undertaking
  4. any structure that branches out from a central support
  5. any solid convex shape that juts out from something
  6. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
  7. the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality“our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection”
  8. the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

projections22

Anagrams of PROJECTION

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

Words inside PROJECTION

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

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Questions

Is PROJECTION a valid word in word games?

PROJECTION 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 PROJECTION worth?

PROJECTION is worth 21 points with Scrabble letter values and 26 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PROJECTION?

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