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Is opposition a Scrabble word?

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

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Is opposition a Scrabble UK word?

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

O1P3P3O1S1I1T1I1O1N1

Is opposition a Words With Friends word?

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

O1P4P4O1S1I1T1I1O1N2

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10-letter words (1 found)

OPPOSITION,

8-letter words (1 found)

POSITION,

7-letter words (7 found)

OPTIONS,PINSPOT,PIOPIOS,POITINS,POSITON,POTIONS,TOPSPIN,

6-letter words (19 found)

IPPONS,NOSTOI,OPTION,PINOTS,PINTOS,PIOPIO,PIPITS,PISTON,PITONS,POINTS,POISON,POITIN,POSTIN,POSTOP,POTINS,POTION,POTOOS,SPINTO,TOISON,

5-letter words (35 found)

INSPO,INTIS,IPPON,NOOIT,NOOPS,OINTS,OONTS,OPPOS,OPSIN,PINOT,PINTO,PINTS,PIONS,PIPIS,PIPIT,PITON,POINT,PONTS,POONS,POOPS,POOTS,POSIT,POTIN,POTOO,PSION,SNOOP,SNOOT,SPOON,SPOOT,STOOP,TIPIS,TOONS,TOPIS,TOPOI,TOPOS,

4-letter words (53 found)

INTI,INTO,IONS,ISIT,NIPS,NISI,NITS,NOOP,OINT,ONOS,ONST,ONTO,OONS,OONT,OOPS,OOTS,OPPO,OPTS,PINS,PINT,PION,PIPI,PIPS,PISO,PITS,POIS,PONS,PONT,POON,POOP,POOS,POOT,POPS,POST,POTS,SNIP,SNIT,SNOT,SOON,SOOP,SOOT,SPIN,SPIT,SPOT,STOP,TINS,TIPI,TIPS,TONS,TOON,TOPI,TOPO,TOPS,

3-letter words (43 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,NIP,NIS,NIT,NOO,NOS,NOT,OIS,ONO,ONS,OON,OOP,OOS,OOT,OPS,OPT,PIN,PIP,PIS,PIT,POI,POO,POP,POS,POT,PSI,PST,SIN,SIP,SIT,SON,SOP,SOT,TIN,TIP,TIS,TON,TOO,TOP,

2-letter words (17 found)

IN,IO,IS,IT,NO,OI,ON,OO,OP,OS,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 176 words from opposition according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of opposition

opposition

Etymology

From Middle English opposicioun, from Old French oposicion (whence French opposition), from Late Latin oppositiō, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnō (“I set against”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

Noun

opposition (plural oppositions)

  1. The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
  2. An opposite or contrasting position.
  3. (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
  5. (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
  6. (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
  7. (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
  8. (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.

Antonyms

  • apposition

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • opposition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “opposition”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Finnish

Noun

opposition

  1. genitive singular of oppositio

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oppositiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/

Noun

opposition f (plural oppositions)

  1. opposition

Derived terms

  • par opposition à

Related terms

  • opposer

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org