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Is allusion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word allusion is a Scrabble US word. The word allusion is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is allusion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word allusion is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is allusion a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word allusion is a Words With Friends word. The word allusion is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

ALLUSION,

6-letter words (9 found)

ALISON,ALLONS,ALOINS,INSOUL,INSULA,INULAS,LLANOS,NULLAS,SIALON,

5-letter words (32 found)

ALLIS,ALOIN,ANILS,AULOI,AULOS,INULA,LILOS,LINOS,LIONS,LLANO,LOANS,LOINS,LOUIS,LOUNS,LUNAS,NAILS,NILLS,NOILS,NOLLS,NOULS,NULLA,NULLS,OLLAS,SALOL,SALON,SLAIN,SLOAN,SNAIL,SOLAN,ULANS,ULNAS,UNAIS,

4-letter words (52 found)

AILS,AINS,ALLS,ALSO,ALUS,ANIL,ANIS,ANUS,ILLS,IONS,ISNA,LAIN,LIAS,LILO,LINO,LINS,LION,LOAN,LOIN,LOUN,LOUS,LUNA,LUNS,NAIL,NAOI,NAOS,NILL,NILS,NOIL,NOLL,NOUL,NOUS,NULL,OILS,OLLA,ONUS,SAIL,SAIN,SALL,SAUL,SIAL,SILL,SILO,SOIL,SOLA,SOLI,SOUL,SUNI,ULAN,ULNA,UNAI,UNIS,

3-letter words (40 found)

AIL,AIN,AIS,ALL,ALS,ALU,ANI,ANS,ILL,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,LAS,LIN,LIS,LOS,LOU,LUN,NAS,NIL,NIS,NOS,NUS,OIL,OIS,ONS,OUS,SAI,SAL,SAN,SAU,SIN,SOL,SON,SOU,SUI,SUN,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (21 found)

AI,AL,AN,AS,IN,IO,IS,LA,LI,LO,NA,NO,NU,OI,ON,OS,OU,SI,SO,UN,US,

You can make 155 words from allusion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of allusion

allusion

Etymology

From Latin allūsiōnem, accusative singular of allūsiō (“the act of playing with”), from allūdō (“play with; allude”), from al-, combining form of ad (“to”), + lūdō (“play”): compare French allusion.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈlu.ʒən/
  • Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

allusion (countable and uncountable, plural allusions)

  1. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

Related terms

  • allude

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allūsiōnem (“frolicking”), from allūdō (“to frolic”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ly.zjɔ̃/

Noun

allusion f (plural allusions)

  1. allusion, innuendo
    En parlant ainsi, il faisait allusion aux mœurs de son temps. ― In speaking thus, he was making an allusion to the mores of his time.

Derived terms

  • faire allusion

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org