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Is abolition a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word abolition is a Scrabble US word. The word abolition is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is abolition a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word abolition is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is abolition a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word abolition is a Words With Friends word. The word abolition is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

ABOLITION,

8-letter words (4 found)

BOLTONIA,LIBATION,LOBATION,OBLATION,

7-letter words (2 found)

BITONAL,BONIATO,

6-letter words (13 found)

ALBINO,BATOON,BILIAN,BIOTIN,BONITA,BONITO,LATINO,LIBANT,LOTION,OBITAL,OBTAIN,TALION,TIBIAL,

5-letter words (29 found)

ABOIL,ABOON,AIOLI,ALIBI,ALOIN,BALOO,BALTI,BATON,BIALI,BINAL,BINIT,BIONT,BIOTA,BLAIN,BLINI,BLOAT,BOOAI,INTIL,LITAI,NOOIT,NOTAL,OBIIT,OBOLI,OOBIT,TABOO,TALON,TIBIA,TOLAN,TONAL,

4-letter words (68 found)

ALIT,ALOO,ALTO,ANIL,ANTI,BAIL,BAIT,BANI,BANT,BINT,BITO,BLAT,BLIN,BLIT,BLOT,BOAT,BOIL,BOLA,BOLO,BOLT,BONA,BOOL,BOON,BOOT,BOTA,ILIA,INIA,INTI,INTO,IOTA,LAIN,LANT,LATI,LINO,LINT,LION,LOAN,LOBI,LOBO,LOIN,LOON,LOOT,LOTA,LOTI,LOTO,NAIL,NAOI,NOIL,NOLO,NOOB,NOTA,OBIA,OBIT,OBOL,OINT,OLIO,ONTO,OONT,TABI,TAIL,TAIN,TALI,TIAN,TINA,TOIL,TOLA,TOOL,TOON,

3-letter words (54 found)

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2-letter words (23 found)

AB,AI,AL,AN,AT,BA,BI,BO,IN,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NO,OB,OI,ON,OO,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 194 words from abolition according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of abolition

abolition

Etymology

First attested in 1529. Either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō, from aboleō (“destroy”). Compare French abolition. Equivalent to abolish +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/

Noun

abolition (plural abolitions)

  1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]
  2. The state of being abolished.
  3. (historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.]
  4. (historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation. [First attested around the late 18th century.]
  5. (obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory. [Attested from the early 17th century to the early 19th century.]

Usage notes

The sense "amnesty", and in general any reference to "abolition of" a person, is now obsolete or unusual.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "act of abolishing"): establishment, foundation

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “abolition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From Latin abolitionem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bɔ.li.sjɔ̃/

Noun

abolition f (plural abolitions)

  1. abolition

Derived terms

  • abolitionnisme
  • abolitionniste

Related terms

  • abolir

Further reading

  • “abolition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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