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Is avocation a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word avocation is a Scrabble US word. The word avocation is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

A1V4O1C3A1T1I1O1N1

Is avocation a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word avocation is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

A1V4O1C3A1T1I1O1N1

Is avocation a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word avocation is a Words With Friends word. The word avocation is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1V5O1C4A1T1I1O1N2

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9-letter words (1 found)

AVOCATION,

8-letter words (2 found)

VACATION,VOCATION,

7-letter words (1 found)

OVATION,

6-letter words (12 found)

ACTION,ATAVIC,ATOCIA,ATONIA,ATONIC,AVANTI,CATION,COAITA,INCAVO,OCTAVO,OVONIC,VACANT,

5-letter words (20 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,ANTIC,AVANT,AVIAN,AVION,CANTO,COATI,CONIA,CONTO,CONVO,COTAN,COVIN,NOOIT,OCTAN,ONTIC,TACAN,TONIC,VATIC,VINCA,

4-letter words (43 found)

ACAI,ACTA,ANOA,ANTA,ANTI,ATOC,CAIN,CANT,CAVA,CIAO,CION,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIT,CONI,COON,COOT,ICON,INTO,IOTA,NAOI,NOTA,NOVA,OCTA,OINT,ONTO,OONT,OTIC,TACO,TAIN,TANA,TAVA,TIAN,TINA,TOCO,TOON,VAIN,VANT,VINA,VINO,VINT,VITA,

3-letter words (43 found)

ACT,AIA,AIN,AIT,ANA,ANI,ANT,AVA,AVO,CAA,CAN,CAT,CIT,CON,COO,COT,ION,ITA,NAT,NAV,NIT,NOO,NOT,OAT,OCA,ONO,OON,OOT,OVA,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAV,TIC,TIN,TOC,TON,TOO,VAC,VAN,VAT,VIA,VIN,

2-letter words (15 found)

AA,AI,AN,AT,IN,IO,IT,NA,NO,OI,ON,OO,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 137 words from avocation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of avocation

avocation

Etymology

From Latin āvocātiō (“a distraction”), from āvocō (“I call off, distract”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /avə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ævoʊˈkeɪʃən/, /ævəˈkeɪʃən/
  • Hyphenation: av‧o‧ca‧tion

Noun

avocation (countable and uncountable, plural avocations)

  1. (obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.
  2. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
    • 18 April, 1986, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5462
      Gardening is a wholesome avocation that encourages appreciation for nature and concern for the preservation and enhancement of our environment.
  3. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
  4. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
    • November 1, 1711, William King, Letter to Jonathan Swift
      I have several things on the anvil, and near finished, that perhaps might be useful, if published: but the continual avocation by business, the impositions on me by impertinent visits, and the uneasiness of writing, which grows more intolerable to me every day, I doubt, will prevent my going any farther.
  5. The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.

Synonyms

  • (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby

Related terms

  • avocational
  • avocationally
  • vocation

Translations

See also

  • volunteerism

Source: wiktionary.org