What does SIMULATION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
  2. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program“a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated”
  3. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
  4. the act of giving a false appearance“his conformity was only pretending”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

simulations13

Anagrams of SIMULATION

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

Words inside SIMULATION

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Questions

Is SIMULATION a valid word in word games?

SIMULATION 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 SIMULATION worth?

SIMULATION is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SIMULATION?

473 other words, including TO, IN, IS and IT.