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Is deviation a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word deviation is a Scrabble US word. The word deviation is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is deviation a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word deviation is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is deviation a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word deviation is a Words With Friends word. The word deviation is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

DEVIATION,

8-letter words (5 found)

DONATIVE,IDEATION,IODINATE,TAENIOID,VANITIED,

7-letter words (7 found)

DEVIANT,EDITION,INEDITA,INVITED,NAEVOID,NOVATED,TENIOID,

6-letter words (23 found)

ADVENT,ATONED,AVIDIN,DATIVE,DETAIN,DITONE,DIVINE,DONATE,INDITE,INTOED,INVADE,INVITE,IODATE,IODINE,NATIVE,NEVOID,NIDATE,NOVATE,OINTED,OVATED,TINEID,VIDIOT,VINTED,

5-letter words (52 found)

AIDOI,ANODE,ANTED,ATONE,AVINE,AVION,AVOID,DAINE,DAINT,DANIO,DAVEN,DAVIT,DEVON,DEVOT,DIANE,DIOTA,DIVAN,DIVNA,DIVOT,DOVEN,DOVIE,ENTIA,ENVOI,IDANT,IDENT,IDIOT,INDIA,INDIE,IODIN,IVIED,NAEVI,NAIVE,NITID,NOTED,NOVAE,OATEN,OIDIA,OVATE,OVINE,TEIID,TEIND,TENIA,TINEA,TINED,TONDI,TONED,VANED,VIAND,VIDEO,VINED,VITAE,VOTED,

4-letter words (95 found)

ADIT,AEON,AIDE,AINE,ANTE,ANTI,AVID,DANT,DATE,DATO,DEAN,DENI,DENT,DEVA,DEVI,DEVO,DIET,DINE,DINO,DINT,DITA,DITE,DIVA,DIVE,DIVI,DIVO,DOAT,DOEN,DOIT,DONA,DONE,DOTE,DOVE,EDIT,EINA,EOAN,ETNA,IDEA,INIA,INTI,INTO,IOTA,NAOI,NAVE,NEAT,NEVI,NIDE,NIDI,NIED,NITE,NODE,NODI,NOTA,NOTE,NOVA,ODEA,OINT,ONIE,OVEN,TAED,TAIN,TANE,TEAD,TEIN,TEND,TIAN,TIDE,TIED,TINA,TIND,TINE,TOAD,TOEA,TOED,TONE,VADE,VAIN,VANE,VANT,VEIN,VENA,VEND,VENT,VETO,VIAE,VIDE,VIED,VINA,VINE,VINO,VINT,VITA,VITE,VOID,VOTE,

3-letter words (71 found)

ADO,AID,AIN,AIT,AND,ANE,ANI,ANT,ATE,AVE,AVO,DAE,DAN,DEI,DEN,DEV,DIE,DIN,DIT,DIV,DOE,DON,DOT,EAN,EAT,END,EON,ETA,EVO,IDE,ION,ITA,NAE,NAT,NAV,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,NOD,NOT,OAT,ODA,ODE,ONE,OVA,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAV,TEA,TED,TEN,TID,TIE,TIN,TOD,TOE,TON,VAE,VAN,VAT,VET,VIA,VID,VIE,VIN,VOE,

2-letter words (28 found)

AD,AE,AI,AN,AT,DA,DE,DI,DO,EA,ED,EN,ET,ID,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,OD,OE,OI,ON,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 283 words from deviation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of deviation

deviation

Etymology

From Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio. Morphologically deviate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /diviˈeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

deviation (countable and uncountable, plural deviations)

  1. The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
  2. A departure from the correct way of acting.
  3. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
  4. A detour in a road or railway.
  5. (aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
  6. (contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
  7. (Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
  8. (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
  9. (metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.

Usage notes

Most of the detour-related senses of deviation carry an implication of error or wrongdoing; however, the aviation sense does not.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • deviance
  • deviate
  • deviant

Translations

Anagrams

  • antivideo

Danish

Noun

deviation c (singular definite deviationen, plural indefinite deviationer)

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Declension

Further reading

  • “deviation” in Den Danske Ordbog

Source: wiktionary.org