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Is restriction a Scrabble word?

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

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Is restriction a Scrabble UK word?

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

R1E1S1T1R1I1C3T1I1O1N1

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

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11-letter words (1 found)

RESTRICTION,

10-letter words (4 found)

CRITERIONS,TRICERIONS,TRICOTINES,TRISECTION,

9-letter words (12 found)

CORNEITIS,CORNETIST,CRITERION,EROTICIST,INTERIORS,STERNITIC,STRICTION,TORTRICES,TRICERION,TRICORNES,TRICOTINE,TRISECTOR,

8-letter words (46 found)

CENTOIST,CENTRIST,CITRINES,CITTERNS,COINTERS,CONTRIST,CONTRITE,CORNETTI,CORNETTS,CORNIEST,COTTIERS,CRINITES,CRITTERS,CROSTINI,INCITERS,INTERIOR,INTROITS,INTRORSE,IRONIEST,NITRITES,NOTICERS,OSTEITIC,RECISION,RECTIONS,RECTITIS,RESORCIN,RESTRICT,RETINOIC,RIOTRIES,RORTIEST,ROSINIER,SNITTIER,SNORTIER,SNOTTIER,SORICINE,STENOTIC,STICTION,STINTIER,STRICTER,STRONTIC,TENORIST,TONETICS,TORRENTS,TRICORNE,TRICORNS,TRITONES,

7-letter words (116 found)

CIRROSE,CISTERN,CISTRON,CITRINE,CITRINS,CITRONS,CITTERN,COINERS,COINTER,CONSTER,CONTEST,CORNERS,CORNETS,CORNETT,CORNIER,CORNIST,CORRIES,CORSITE,CORTINS,COTTERS,COTTIER,COTTISE,CRESTON,CRETINS,CRETONS,CRINITE,CRINOSE,CRITTER,CRONETS,CRONIES,CROSIER,ENTOTIC,ENTRIST,EOSINIC,ERISTIC,EROTICS,ICONISE,INCISOR,INCITER,INCITES,INOSITE,INTORTS,INTROIT,IONISER,IRENICS,IRONERS,IRONIER,IRONIES,IRONISE,IRONIST,NERITIC,NICOISE,NITRITE,NITTIER,NOISIER,NORITES,NORITIC,NOTICER,NOTICES,OESTRIN,ONEIRIC,ORCEINS,ORCINES,ORIENTS,ORRICES,RECOINS,RECTION,RECTORS,RETINTS,RETORTS,RICIEST,RIOTERS,RIOTISE,RITTERS,ROISTER,RORIEST,ROSINER,ROTINIS,ROTTENS,ROTTERS,SCORNER,SCOTTIE,SECTION,SERICIN,SERICON,SIRENIC,SITTINE,SNORTER,SNOTTER,SNOTTIE,SORITIC,STENTOR,STERTOR,STINTER,STOITER,STONIER,TERCIOS,TERRITS,TERSION,TINIEST,TINTERS,TINTIER,TIRONIC,TIRRITS,TONETIC,TONIEST,TONITES,TORRENT,TORRETS,TORTIES,TRICORN,TRICOTS,TRIONES,TRISECT,TRITONE,TRITONS,

6-letter words (163 found)

CENSOR,CENTOS,CERRIS,CESTOI,CITERS,CITIES,CITRIN,CITRON,COINER,CONIES,CONTES,CORERS,CORIES,CORNER,CORNET,CORRIE,CORSET,CORTIN,COSIER,COSINE,COSTER,COTISE,COTTER,CRETIN,CRIERS,CRINES,CRONES,CRONET,CRORES,EROTIC,ESCORT,ESTRIN,ETTINS,ICIEST,ICONES,INCEST,INCISE,INCITE,INERTS,INSECT,INSERT,INTERS,INTIRE,INTORT,INTROS,IONICS,IONISE,IRENIC,IRONER,IRONES,IRONIC,NESTOR,NICEST,NITERS,NITRES,NITRIC,NITROS,NOETIC,NORITE,NOSIER,NOTERS,NOTICE,OCTETS,OECIST,ONCERS,ONIRIC,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORCINS,ORIENT,ORRICE,OSCINE,OSTENT,OTITIC,OTITIS,OTTERS,RECITS,RECOIN,RECONS,RECTOR,RECTOS,RESORT,RETINT,RETORN,RETORT,RETROS,RICERS,RICIER,RICINS,RINSER,RIOTER,RITTER,ROESTI,RONTES,ROSIER,ROSTER,ROTINI,ROTTEN,ROTTER,ROTTES,SCIENT,SCORER,SCOTER,SCRINE,SCROTE,SECTOR,SENIOR,SENITI,SINTER,SITTEN,SITTER,SNORER,SONERI,SORNER,SORTER,SORTIE,STERIC,STIRRE,STONER,STORER,STOTIN,STRICT,STRINE,TENORS,TENSOR,TERCIO,TERRIT,TESTON,TETRIS,TINCTS,TINIER,TINIES,TINTER,TIROES,TIRRIT,TITERS,TITRES,TOCSIN,TONERS,TONICS,TONIER,TONIES,TONITE,TORICS,TORIES,TORRET,TORTEN,TORTES,TORTIE,TOTERS,TRICES,TRICOT,TRIENS,TRIERS,TRINES,TRIORS,TRIOSE,TRISTE,TRITER,TRITES,TRITON,TRONCS,TRONES,

5-letter words (201 found)

CENTO,CENTS,CEROS,CERTS,CESTI,CINES,CIONS,CIRES,CIRRI,CITER,CITES,COINS,COIRS,COITS,CONES,CONTE,CORER,CORES,CORNI,CORNS,CORSE,COSET,COSIE,COSTE,COTES,COTTS,CREST,CRIER,CRIES,CRINE,CRIOS,CRISE,CRITS,CRONE,CRONS,CRORE,CROST,EOSIN,ERICS,ESCOT,ESTOC,ESTRO,ETICS,ETTIN,ICERS,ICIER,ICONS,INERT,INSET,INTER,INTIS,INTRO,IONIC,IRONE,IRONS,NEIST,NERTS,NETTS,NICER,NISEI,NITER,NITES,NITRE,NITRO,NOIRS,NOISE,NORIS,NOSER,NOTER,NOTES,OCTET,OINTS,ONCER,ONCES,ONCET,ONERS,ONSET,ONTIC,ORCIN,ORNIS,ORRIS,OSIER,OTTER,RECIT,RECON,RECTI,RECTO,REINS,REIST,RENOS,RENTS,RESIN,RESIT,RESTO,RETRO,RICER,RICES,RICIN,RINES,RINSE,RIOTS,RISEN,RISER,RITES,RITTS,ROINS,ROIST,RONES,RONTE,RONTS,RORES,RORIC,RORIE,RORTS,ROSET,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,ROTTE,SCENT,SCION,SCONE,SCORE,SCORN,SENOR,SENTI,SERIC,SERIN,SERON,SETON,SIENT,SINCE,SIREN,SIROC,SNIRT,SNORE,SNORT,SONCE,SONIC,SORER,STEIN,STENO,STENT,STERN,STINT,STIRE,STOIC,STOIT,STONE,STORE,TEINS,TENOR,TENTS,TERNS,TERTS,TETRI,TICES,TIERS,TINCT,TINES,TINTS,TIRES,TIROS,TIRRS,TITER,TITIS,TITRE,TOISE,TOITS,TONER,TONES,TONIC,TORCS,TORES,TORIC,TORII,TORRS,TORSE,TORSI,TORTE,TORTS,TOTER,TOTES,TREST,TRETS,TRICE,TRIER,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,TRIOR,TRIOS,TRIST,TRITE,TROIS,TRONC,TRONE,TRONS,TROTS,

4-letter words (169 found)

CENS,CENT,CERO,CERT,CINE,CION,CIRE,CIST,CITE,CITO,CITS,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONE,CONI,CONS,CORE,CORN,CORS,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,COTT,CRIS,CRIT,CRON,ECOS,ENTS,EONS,ERIC,ERNS,EROS,ERRS,ERST,ETIC,ICER,ICES,ICON,INRO,INTI,INTO,IONS,IRES,IRIS,IRON,ISIT,NEST,NETS,NETT,NICE,NIES,NISI,NITE,NITS,NOES,NOIR,NORI,NOSE,NOTE,NOTT,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ONST,ORCS,ORES,ORTS,OTIC,RECS,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,RENT,REOS,REST,RETS,RICE,RINE,RINS,RIOT,RISE,RITE,RITS,RITT,ROCS,ROES,ROIN,RONE,RONT,RORE,RORT,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTS,SCOT,SECO,SECT,SEIR,SENT,SERR,SETT,SICE,SIEN,SINE,SIRE,SIRI,SITE,SNIT,SNOT,SONE,SORE,SORI,SORN,SORT,STEN,STET,STIE,STIR,STOT,TECS,TEIN,TENS,TENT,TERN,TEST,TETS,TICE,TICS,TIER,TIES,TINE,TINS,TINT,TIRE,TIRO,TIRR,TITE,TITI,TITS,TOCS,TOES,TOIT,TONE,TONS,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TORR,TORS,TORT,TOSE,TOST,TOTE,TOTS,TRES,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROT,

3-letter words (74 found)

CIS,CIT,CON,COR,COS,COT,ECO,ENS,EON,ERN,ERR,ERS,EST,ICE,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISO,ITS,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,NOR,NOS,NOT,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,ORC,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,REC,REI,REN,REO,RES,RET,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,SEC,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIC,SIN,SIR,SIT,SOC,SON,SOT,SRI,TEC,TEN,TES,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIS,TIT,TOC,TOE,TON,TOR,TOT,

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 809 words from restriction according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of restriction

restriction

Etymology

From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictiō, from Latin restringō.

Morphologically restrict +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkʃən
  • Hyphenation: re‧stric‧tion

Noun

restriction (countable and uncountable, plural restrictions)

  1. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
  2. A regulation or limitation that restricts.
  3. (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.

Usage notes

  • It is often used with the preposition "on", i.e., "restriction on something".

Derived terms

Related terms

  • restrict
  • restrain
  • restraint
  • constriction

Translations

Anagrams

  • tortricines

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French restriction, from Old French restriction, borrowed from Late Latin restrictiōnem, from Latin restringō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃/

Noun

restriction f (plural restrictions)

  1. restriction (limitation; constraint)

Related terms

  • restreindre
  • restreint

Further reading

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

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛstɾikˈt͡sjun/

Noun

restriction oblique singular, f (oblique plural restrictions, nominative singular restriction, nominative plural restrictions)

  1. restriction (limitation; constraint)

Related terms

  • restreindre

Descendants

  • English: restriction
  • French: restriction

References

  • restriction on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Source: wiktionary.org