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Is saltation a Scrabble word?

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

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Is saltation a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is saltation a Words With Friends word?

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

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9-letter words (3 found)

ATONALIST,SALTATION,STATIONAL,

8-letter words (2 found)

AILANTOS,ALATIONS,

7-letter words (15 found)

AILANTO,ALATION,ALTOIST,ANATTOS,ATONIAS,ATTAINS,LATINAS,LATINOS,LATTINS,SALTANT,SALTATO,SOLATIA,STATION,TALANTS,TALIONS,

6-letter words (38 found)

ALANTS,ALISON,ALOINS,ANATTO,ANTLIA,ASLANT,ATONAL,ATONIA,ATTAIN,INSTAL,ISTANA,LANAIS,LATINA,LATINO,LATTIN,LIANAS,NASIAL,OSTIAL,SALINA,SANTAL,SANTOL,SIALON,SONATA,STANOL,STATAL,STATIN,STOTIN,TAINTS,TALANT,TALION,TALONS,TANIST,TANTOS,TATSOI,TITANS,TOLANS,TONSIL,TOTALS,

5-letter words (80 found)

ALANS,ALANT,ALIAS,ALIST,ALOIN,ALTOS,ANILS,ANLAS,ANOAS,ANTAS,ANTIS,ATILT,ATLAS,IOTAS,LANAI,LANAS,LANTS,LIANA,LINOS,LINTS,LIONS,LITAS,LOANS,LOAST,LOINS,LOTAS,LOTSA,LOTTA,NAILS,NALAS,NASAL,NATAL,NATIS,NOILS,NOTAL,OINTS,OSTIA,SAINT,SALAT,SALON,SALTO,SANTO,SAOLA,SATAI,SATIN,SLAIN,SLANT,SLOAN,SNAIL,SOLAN,STAIN,STILT,STINT,STOAI,STOAT,STOIT,STOLN,TAALS,TAILS,TAINS,TAINT,TAITS,TALAS,TALON,TANAS,TANTI,TANTO,TIANS,TILTS,TINAS,TINTS,TITAN,TOAST,TOILS,TOITS,TOLAN,TOLAS,TOLTS,TONAL,TOTAL,

4-letter words (104 found)

AALS,AIAS,AILS,AINS,AITS,ALAN,ALAS,ALIT,ALSO,ALTO,ALTS,ANAL,ANAS,ANIL,ANIS,ANOA,ANSA,ANTA,ANTI,ANTS,INTO,IONS,IOTA,ISNA,ITAS,LAIN,LANA,LANT,LAST,LATI,LATS,LIAS,LINO,LINS,LINT,LION,LIST,LITS,LOAN,LOIN,LOST,LOTA,LOTI,LOTS,NAIL,NALA,NAOI,NAOS,NATS,NILS,NITS,NOIL,NOTA,NOTT,OAST,OATS,OILS,OINT,ONST,SAIL,SAIN,SALT,SANT,SATI,SIAL,SILO,SILT,SLAT,SLIT,SLOT,SNIT,SNOT,SOIL,SOLA,SOLI,STAT,STOA,STOT,TAAL,TAIL,TAIN,TAIS,TAIT,TALA,TALI,TANA,TANS,TAOS,TATS,TIAN,TILS,TILT,TINA,TINS,TINT,TITS,TOIL,TOIT,TOLA,TOLT,TONS,TOSA,TOST,TOTS,

3-letter words (60 found)

AAL,AAS,AIA,AIL,AIN,AIS,AIT,ALA,ALS,ALT,ANA,ANI,ANS,ANT,ATS,ATT,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,LAS,LAT,LIN,LIS,LIT,LOS,LOT,NAS,NAT,NIL,NIS,NIT,NOS,NOT,OAT,OIL,OIS,ONS,SAI,SAL,SAN,SAT,SIN,SIT,SOL,SON,SOT,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAS,TAT,TIL,TIN,TIS,TIT,TON,TOT,

2-letter words (24 found)

AA,AI,AL,AN,AS,AT,IN,IO,IS,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NO,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 326 words from saltation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of saltation

saltation

Etymology

From Latin saltus (“to leap”).

Noun

saltation (countable and uncountable, plural saltations)

  1. A leap, jump or dance.
  2. Beating or palpitation.
  3. (biology) A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation.
  4. Any abrupt transition.
  5. (geology, fluid mechanics) The transport of loose particles by a fluid (such as wind or flowing water).
    • 2004, Basil Gomez, Mobile Bed, entry in Andrew Goudie (editor), Encyclopedia of Geomorphology, Volume 2, page 685,
      Saltation rapidly becomes the dominant type of motion as the flow intensity increases further, and at still higher flow intensities suspension begins to dominate. […] There is also an important difference between the movement of particles by saltation, in air and in water.

Derived terms

  • saltation layer
  • saltation velocity

Anagrams

  • atonalist, stational

French

Pronunciation

Noun

saltation f (plural saltations)

  1. saltation

Further reading

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

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