1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Auction in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does auction mean? Is auction a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is auction worth? auction how many points in Words With Friends? What does auction mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for auction

See how to calculate how many points for auction.

Is auction a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word auction is a Scrabble US word. The word auction is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

A1U1C3T1I1O1N1

Is auction a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word auction is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

A1U1C3T1I1O1N1

Is auction a Words With Friends word?

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

A1U2C4T1I1O1N2

Our tools

Valid words made from Auction

Jump to...

Results

7-letter words (2 found)

AUCTION,CAUTION,

6-letter words (8 found)

ACTION,ANICUT,ATONIC,CATION,NAUTIC,NOCTUA,TOUCAN,TUNICA,

5-letter words (20 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,ANTIC,CANTO,COATI,CONIA,COTAN,COUNT,COUTA,CUNIT,CUTIN,INCUT,OCTAN,ONTIC,TAUON,TONIC,TUINA,TUNIC,UNCIA,UNICA,

4-letter words (38 found)

AITU,ANTI,ATOC,AUNT,AUTO,CAIN,CANT,CIAO,CION,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIT,CONI,CUIT,CUNT,ICON,INTO,IOTA,NAOI,NOTA,NOUT,OCTA,OINT,OTIC,OUTA,TACO,TAIN,TIAN,TINA,TOUN,TUAN,TUNA,UNAI,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,

3-letter words (32 found)

ACT,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,CAN,CAT,CIT,CON,COT,CUT,ION,ITA,NAT,NIT,NOT,NUT,OAT,OCA,OUT,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAU,TIC,TIN,TOC,TON,TUI,TUN,UNI,UTA,

2-letter words (17 found)

AI,AN,AT,IN,IO,IT,NA,NO,NU,OI,ON,OU,TA,TI,TO,UN,UT,

You can make 117 words from auction according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of auction

auction

Etymology

From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from Latin augere (“to increase”).

Pronunciation

enPR: ôk'shən

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːkʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔkʃən/
    • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑkʃən/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈoːkʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːkʃən

Noun

auction (plural auctions)

  1. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
  2. (bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Synonyms

  • roup sale

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

auction (third-person singular simple present auctions, present participle auctioning, simple past and past participle auctioned)

  1. To sell at an auction.

Derived terms

  • auctioneer
  • auction off

Translations

See also

  • bid
  • bidder

Anagrams

  • caution, tauonic

Source: wiktionary.org