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Is gradation a Scrabble word?

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

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Is gradation a Scrabble UK word?

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

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9-letter words (2 found)

GRADATION,INDAGATOR,

8-letter words (1 found)

ANTIDORA,

7-letter words (17 found)

ADORING,AGATOID,DARTING,DIATRON,DOATING,DORTING,GARDANT,GORDITA,GRADINO,GRANITA,INTRADA,ONDATRA,ORATING,RADIANT,ROADING,ROATING,TRADING,

6-letter words (39 found)

ADAGIO,ADROIT,AIDANT,ANGORA,ANTIAR,ARGAND,AROINT,ATONIA,DARING,DATING,DONAIR,DOTING,DRAGON,GANOID,GARDAI,GITANA,GITANO,GRADIN,GRATIN,IGNARO,INDART,INROAD,NAGARI,OARING,ONAGRI,ORDAIN,ORGANA,ORIGAN,OTARID,RADIAN,RATING,RATION,RODING,ROTING,TAONGA,TARAND,TARING,TORANA,TRIGON,

5-letter words (94 found)

AARTI,ADORN,AGAIN,AGITA,AGORA,AGRIA,AGRIN,AINGA,ANDRO,ANTAR,ANTRA,AORTA,ARGAN,ARGON,ARGOT,ARIOT,AROID,ATRIA,DAINT,DANIO,DARGA,DINAR,DINGO,DIOTA,DOGAN,DOING,DONGA,DRAIN,DRANT,DROIT,GAITA,GARDA,GARNI,GATOR,GIANT,GIRON,GONAD,GONIA,GRAIN,GRANA,GRAND,GRANT,GRIND,GRIOT,GROAN,GROAT,GROIN,IDANT,INGOT,INTRA,INTRO,NADIR,NAGOR,NAIAD,NAIRA,NGAIO,NGATI,NIDOR,NITRO,NORIA,ORANG,ORANT,ORGAN,ORGIA,RADIO,RADON,RAITA,RANGA,RANGI,RANID,RATAN,RATIO,RIANT,RIATA,ROTAN,TAIGA,TAIRA,TANGA,TANGI,TANGO,TARDO,TARGA,TIARA,TIGON,TOING,TONDI,TONGA,TORAN,TRAGI,TRAIN,TRIAD,TRIGO,TROAD,TRONA,

4-letter words (132 found)

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3-letter words (79 found)

ADO,AGA,AGO,AIA,AID,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANA,AND,ANI,ANT,ARD,ART,DAG,DAN,DIG,DIN,DIT,DOG,DON,DOR,DOT,GAD,GAN,GAR,GAT,GID,GIN,GIO,GIT,GOA,GOD,GON,GOR,GOT,ING,ION,ITA,NAG,NAT,NID,NIT,NOD,NOG,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,ODA,ORA,ORD,ORG,ORT,RAD,RAG,RAI,RAN,RAT,RIA,RID,RIG,RIN,RIT,ROD,ROT,TAD,TAG,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAR,TID,TIG,TIN,TOD,TOG,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (25 found)

AA,AD,AG,AI,AN,AR,AT,DA,DI,DO,GI,GO,ID,IN,IO,IT,NA,NO,OD,OI,ON,OR,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 389 words from gradation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gradation

gradation

Etymology

Borrowed from French gradation. By surface analysis, Blend of grade +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/, /ˌɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

gradation (countable and uncountable, plural gradations)

  1. A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
  2. A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
    Synonym: nuance
  3. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
  4. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
  5. (countable) A calibration marking.
  6. (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
  7. (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
  8. (phonetics) Ablaut.

Derived terms

  • consonant gradation

Translations

Verb

gradation (third-person singular simple present gradations, present participle gradationing, simple past and past participle gradationed)

  1. (transitive) To form with gradations.

See also

  • graduation

References

  • DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN.

Anagrams

  • adorating, indagator, tanagroid

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gradātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/

Noun

gradation f (plural gradations)

  1. gradation

Usage notes

Not to be confused with graduation.

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org