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Is insertion a Scrabble word?

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

I1N1S1E1R1T1I1O1N1

Is insertion a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1N1S1E1R1T1I1O1N1

Is insertion a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word insertion is a Words With Friends word. The word insertion is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2S1E1R1T1I1O1N2

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9-letter words (1 found)

INSERTION,

8-letter words (5 found)

INTONERS,IRONIEST,NOINTERS,TENORINI,TERNIONS,

7-letter words (29 found)

INOSINE,INOSITE,INTERNS,INTINES,INTONER,INTONES,INTRONS,IONISER,IRONIES,IRONISE,IRONIST,NOINTER,NOISIER,NORITES,OESTRIN,ORIENTS,RIOTISE,RONNIES,ROTINIS,STONERN,STONIER,TENSION,TERNION,TERSION,TINNERS,TINNIER,TINNIES,TONNERS,TRIONES,

6-letter words (66 found)

ESTRIN,INERTS,INIONS,INNERS,INSERT,INTERN,INTERS,INTINE,INTIRE,INTONE,INTRON,INTROS,IONISE,IRONES,NESTOR,NINERS,NITERS,NITONS,NITRES,NITROS,NOINTS,NONETS,NORITE,NOSIER,NOTERS,ORIENT,RENINS,ROESTI,RONINS,RONNIE,RONTES,ROTINI,SENIOR,SENITI,SENNIT,SINNER,SINNET,SINTER,SONERI,SONNET,SORTIE,STONEN,STONER,STONNE,STRINE,TENNIS,TENNOS,TENONS,TENORS,TENSON,TENSOR,TINIER,TINIES,TINNER,TINNIE,TIROES,TONERS,TONIER,TONIES,TONNER,TONNES,TORIES,TRIENS,TRINES,TRIOSE,TRONES,

5-letter words (106 found)

EOSIN,ESTRO,INERT,INION,INNER,INNIT,INSET,INTER,INTIS,INTRO,IRONE,IRONS,NEIST,NEONS,NERTS,NINER,NINES,NISEI,NITER,NITES,NITON,NITRE,NITRO,NOINT,NOIRS,NOISE,NONES,NONET,NONIS,NORIS,NOSER,NOTER,NOTES,OINTS,ONERS,ONSET,ORNIS,OSIER,REINS,REIST,RENIN,RENOS,RENTS,RESIN,RESIT,RESTO,RINES,RINSE,RIOTS,RISEN,RITES,ROINS,ROIST,RONES,RONIN,RONNE,RONTE,RONTS,ROSET,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,SENOR,SENTI,SERIN,SERON,SETON,SIENT,SIREN,SNIRT,SNORE,SNORT,SONNE,STEIN,STENO,STERN,STIRE,STONE,STONN,STORE,TEINS,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TERNS,TIERS,TINES,TIRES,TIROS,TOISE,TONER,TONES,TONNE,TORES,TORII,TORSE,TORSI,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,TRIOS,TROIS,TRONE,TRONS,

4-letter words (98 found)

ENTS,EONS,ERNS,EROS,ERST,INNS,INRO,INTI,INTO,IONS,IRES,IRIS,IRON,ISIT,NEON,NEST,NETS,NIES,NINE,NISI,NITE,NITS,NOES,NOIR,NONE,NONI,NORI,NOSE,NOTE,OINT,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ONST,ORES,ORTS,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,RENT,REOS,REST,RETS,RINE,RINS,RIOT,RISE,RITE,RITS,ROES,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTS,SEIR,SENT,SIEN,SINE,SIRE,SIRI,SITE,SNIT,SNOT,SONE,SORE,SORI,SORN,SORT,STEN,STIE,STIR,TEIN,TENS,TERN,TIER,TIES,TINE,TINS,TIRE,TIRO,TOES,TONE,TONS,TORE,TORI,TORN,TORS,TOSE,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (55 found)

ENS,EON,ERN,ERS,EST,INN,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISO,ITS,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,NON,NOR,NOS,NOT,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,REI,REN,REO,RES,RET,RIN,RIT,ROE,ROT,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIN,SIR,SIT,SON,SOT,SRI,TEN,TES,TIE,TIN,TIS,TOE,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

EN,ER,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,OS,RE,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 383 words from insertion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of insertion

insertion

Etymology

insert +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

Noun

insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

  1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
  2. (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  3. (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
  4. With a nuclear bomb, the process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "act of inserting"): deletion
  • (antonym(s) of "anatomy"): origin
  • (antonym(s) of "genetics"): deletion

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Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsertiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/

Noun

insertion f (plural insertions)

  1. insertion

Related terms

  • insérer

Further reading

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

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