ABSORPTION

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What ABSORPTION Means

noun: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
noun: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium“the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ABSORPTION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 B3 S1 O1 R1 P3 T1 I1 O1 N1.

Anagrams of ABSORPTION (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

PROBATIONS SAPROBIONT

Words Made From The Letters In ABSORPTION

819 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (3)

ABORTIONS PROBATION SPOONBAIT

8 letter words (12)

ABORTION ATROPINS BIOTRONS BONIATOS BORONIAS ISOBRONT ORATIONS PATROONS PORTIONS POSITRON SORPTION TABORINS

7 letter words (47)

6 letter words (112)

5 letter words (235)

ABOON ABORT ABRIN ABRIS ABSIT AIRNS AIRTS ANTIS APORT APRON ARIOT ARSON ARTIS ASPRO ASTIR ATRIP BAIRN BAITS BANTS BARNS BARON BARPS BASIN BASON BASTI BASTO BATON BINTS BIONT BIOTA BIROS BISON BITOS BOARS BOART BOAST BOATS BOOAI BOONS BOORS BOOST BOOTS BORAS BORNA BORON BORTS BOSON BOTAS BRAIN BRANS BRANT BRAST BRATS BRINS BRIOS BRITS BROOS INAPT INORB INTRA INTRO IOTAS IRONS NABIS NAPOO NARIS NATIS NIPAS NITRO NOIRS NOOBS NOOIT NOOPS NORIA NORIS OBIAS OBITS OINTS OOBIT OONTS OPSIN ORANT ORBIT ORNIS ORPIN OSTIA PAINS PAINT PAIRS PANTO PANTS PARIS PARTI PARTS PATIN PATIO PIANO PIANS PINAS PINOT PINTA PINTO PINTS PIONS PIRNS PITAS PITON POINT PONTS POONS POORI POORT POOTS PORTA PORTS POSIT POTIN PRAOS PRATS PRINT PRION PROAS PROBS PROIN PROSO PROST PROTO PSION PSOAI PSORA RABIS RAINS RAITS RANIS RANTS RATIO RATOO RATOS RIANT RIBAS RIOTS ROANS ROAST ROBIN ROBOT ROINS ROIST RONTS ROONS ROOPS ROOSA ROOST ROOTS ROSIN ROSIT ROSTI ROTAN ROTAS ROTIS ROTON ROTOS SABIN SABIR SABOT SAINT SANTO SAPOR SARIN SATIN SITAR SNIRT SNOOP SNOOT SNORT SONAR SOPOR SOPRA SORBO SORTA SPAIN SPAIT SPART SPINA SPIRT SPOON SPOOR SPOOT SPORT SPRAT SPRIT STAIN STAIR STARN STIPA STIRP STOAI STOOP STOOR STRAP STRIA STRIP STROP TABOO TABOR TAINS TAPIR TAPIS TARNS TAROS TARPS TARSI TIANS TIARS TINAS TIROS TOONS TOPIS TOPOI TOPOS TORAN TORAS TOROS TORSI TORSO TRABS TRAIN TRANS TRAPS TRINS TRIOS TRIPS TROIS TRONA TRONS TROOP

4 letter words (246)

ABOS ABRI AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS ANIS ANTI ANTS APOS APSO APTS ARBS ARIS ARTI ARTS ATOP BAIT BANI BANS BANT BAPS BARN BARP BARS BAST BATS BIAS BINS BINT BIOS BIRO BIST BITO BITS BOAR BOAS BOAT BOIS BONA BOON BOOR BOOS BOOT BOPS BORA BORN BORS BORT BOTA BOTS BRAN BRAS BRAT BRIN BRIO BRIS BRIT BROO BROS INRO INTO IONS IOTA IRON ISBA ISNA ITAS NABS NAOI NAOS NAPS NATS NIBS NIPA NIPS NITS NOBS NOIR NOOB NOOP NORI NOTA OARS OAST OATS OBAS OBIA OBIS OBIT OBOS OINT ONOS ONST ONTO OONS OONT OOPS OOTS OPTS ORBS ORTS OSAR PAIN PAIR PAIS PANS PANT PARS PART PAST PATS PIAN PIAS PINA PINS PINT PION PIRN PIRS PISO PITA PITS POAS POIS PONS PONT POOR POOS POOT PORT POST POTS PRAO PRAT PROA PROB PROO PROS RABI RAIN RAIS RAIT RANI RANT RAPS RAPT RASP RAST RATO RATS RIAS RIBA RIBS RINS RIOT RIPS RIPT RISP RITS ROAN ROBS ROIN RONT ROON ROOP ROOS ROOT ROST ROTA ROTI ROTO ROTS SAIN SAIR SANT SARI SATI SNAB SNAP SNAR SNIB SNIP SNIT SNOB SNOT SOAP SOAR SOBA SOON SOOP SOOT SORA SORB SORI SORN SORT SPAN SPAR SPAT SPIN SPIT SPOT STAB STAP STAR STIR STOA STOB STOP TABI TABS TAIN TAIS TANS TAOS TAPS TARN TARO TARP TARS TIAN TIAR TINA TINS TIPS TIRO TONS TOON TOPI TOPO TOPS TORA TORI TORN TORO TORS TOSA TRAP TRIN TRIO TRIP TRON TROP TSAR

3 letter words (133)

ABO ABS AIN AIR AIS AIT ANI ANS ANT APO APT ARB ARS ART ASP ATS BAN BAP BAR BAS BAT BIN BIO BIS BIT BOA BOI BON BOO BOP BOR BOS BOT BRA BRO INS ION IOS ISO ITA ITS NAB NAP NAS NAT NIB NIP NIS NIT NOO NOR NOS NOT OAR OAT OBA OBI OBO OBS OIS ONO ONS OON OOP OOR OOS OOT OPS OPT ORA ORB ORS ORT PAN PAR PAS PAT PIA PIN PIR PIS PIT POA POI POS POT PRO PSI PST RAI RAN RAP RAS RAT RIA RIB RIN RIP RIT ROB ROO ROT SAB SAI SAN SAP SAR SAT SIB SIN SIP SIR SIT SOB SON SOP SOT SPA SRI TAB TAI TAN TAO TAP TAR TAS TIN TIP TIS TON TOO TOP TOR

2 letter words (31)

AB AI AN AR AS AT BA BI BO IN IO IS IT NA NO OB OI ON OO OP OR OS PA PI PO SI SO ST TA TI TO

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