PREDATION

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What PREDATION Means

noun: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
noun: the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PREDATION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 R1 E1 D2 A1 T1 I1 O1 N1.

Words Made From The Letters In PREDATION

741 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.

8 letter words (9)

ANTIPODE AROINTED ATROPINE DERATION DIPTERAN DIPTERON ORDINATE PRONATED RATIONED

7 letter words (50)

6 letter words (118)

5 letter words (186)

ADEPT ADOPT ADORE ADORN AIDER AIRED ANDRO ANODE ANTED ANTRE APERT APODE APORT APRON APTED APTER ARIOT AROID ARPEN ATONE ATRIP DAINE DAINT DANIO DATER DEAIR DEARN DENAR DEPOT DERAT DIANE DINAR DINER DIOTA DONER DOPER DOTER DRAIN DRANT DRAPE DRENT DRIPT DROIT DRONE DROPT ENTIA IDANT IDENT INAPT INEPT INERT INTER INTRA INTRO IRADE IRATE IRONE NADIR NAPED NEPIT NETOP NIDOR NITER NITRE NITRO NORIA NOTED NOTER OARED OATEN OATER OPERA OPINE OPTED OPTER ORANT ORATE OREAD ORPIN PADRE PADRI PAEDO PAEON PAINT PAIRE PANED PANTO PARDI PARED PAREO PARTI PATED PATEN PATER PATIN PATIO PEART PEDRO PERAI PETAR PETRI PIANO PIEND PIERT PIETA PINED PINOT PINTA PINTO PITON PODIA POIND POINT PORAE PORED PORTA POTAE POTED POTIN PRATE PRENT PREON PRIDE PRIED PRINT PRION PROIN PRONE RADIO RADON RAINE RANID RAPID RATED RATIO REDAN REDIA REDIP REDON REPIN REPOT RETIA RIANT RIPED RIPEN ROATE RONDE RONTE ROPED ROTAN ROTED TAPED TAPEN TAPER TAPIR TARDO TARED TEIND TENIA TENOR TEPID TERAI TINEA TINED TIRED TONDI TONED TONER TOPED TOPER TORAN TRADE TRAIN TRAPE TREAD TREND TRIAD TRIDE TRIED TRINE TRIPE TROAD TRODE TRONA TRONE TROPE

4 letter words (217)

ADIT AEON AERO AIDE AINE AIRN AIRT ANTE ANTI APED APER APOD ARED ARET ARID ARTI ATOP DANT DARE DARI DARN DART DATE DATO DEAN DEAR DENI DENT DERN DERO DIET DINE DINO DINT DIPT DIRE DIRT DITA DITE DOAT DOEN DOER DOIT DONA DONE DOPA DOPE DORE DORP DORT DOTE DRAP DRAT DRIP DROP EARD EARN EDIT EINA EOAN ETNA IDEA INRO INTO IOTA IRED IRON NAOI NAPE NARD NARE NEAP NEAR NEAT NERD NIDE NIED NIPA NITE NODE NODI NOIR NOPE NORI NOTA NOTE ODEA OINT ONER ONIE OPED OPEN ORAD PADI PAID PAIN PAIR PAND PANE PANT PARD PARE PART PATE PEAN PEAR PEAT PEIN PEND PENI PENT PEON PERI PERN PERT PIAN PIED PIER PIET PINA PINE PINT PION PIRN PITA POET POND PONE PONT PORE PORT POTE PRAD PRAO PRAT PROA PROD RADE RAID RAIN RAIT RAND RANI RANT RAPT RATE RATO READ REAN REAP REDO REIN REND RENT REPO RIAD RIDE RIND RINE RIOT RIPE RIPT RITE ROAD ROAN RODE ROED ROIN RONE RONT ROPE ROTA ROTE ROTI TAED TAIN TANE TAPE TARE TARN TARO TARP TEAD TEAR TEIN TEND TEPA TERN TIAN TIAR TIDE TIED TIER TINA TIND TINE TIRE TIRO TOAD TOEA TOED TONE TOPE TOPI TORA TORE TORI TORN TRAD TRAP TRIE TRIN TRIO TRIP TROD TRON TROP

3 letter words (124)

ADO AID AIN AIR AIT AND ANE ANI ANT APE APO APT ARD ARE ART ATE DAE DAN DAP DEI DEN DIE DIN DIP DIT DOE DON DOP DOR DOT EAN EAR EAT END EON ERA ERN ETA IDE ION IRE ITA NAE NAP NAT NED NEP NET NID NIE NIP NIT NOD NOR NOT OAR OAT ODA ODE ONE OPE OPT ORA ORD ORE ORT PAD PAN PAR PAT PEA PED PEN PER PET PIA PIE PIN PIR PIT POA POD POI POT PRE PRO RAD RAI RAN RAP RAT RED REI REN REO REP RET RIA RID RIN RIP RIT ROD ROE ROT TAD TAE TAI TAN TAO TAP TAR TEA TED TEN TID TIE TIN TIP TOD TOE TON TOP TOR

2 letter words (37)

AD AE AI AN AR AT DA DE DI DO EA ED EN ER ET ID IN IO IT NA NE NO OD OE OI ON OP OR PA PE PI PO RE TA TE TI TO

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