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Is selection a Scrabble word?

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

S1E1L1E1C3T1I1O1N1

Is selection a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1E1L1E1C3T1I1O1N1

Is selection a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word selection is a Words With Friends word. The word selection is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1E1L2E1C4T1I1O1N2

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9-letter words (3 found)

COTELINES,ELECTIONS,SELECTION,

8-letter words (10 found)

CENTILES,CINEOLES,COTELINE,ELECTION,ICESTONE,LECTIONS,NOSELITE,SEICENTO,TELECONS,TELSONIC,

7-letter words (34 found)

CENOTES,CENTILE,CINEOLE,CINEOLS,CITOLES,CLIENTS,COESITE,CONSEIL,ENCLOSE,ENTICES,ENTOILS,ESTOILE,ETOILES,INCLOSE,LECTINS,LECTION,LENITES,LENTISC,LICENSE,LICENTE,LIONETS,LISENTE,NOTICES,OLEINES,ONLIEST,SECTILE,SECTION,SELENIC,SENECIO,SETLINE,SILENCE,STENCIL,TELECON,TENSILE,

6-letter words (81 found)

CENOTE,CENTOS,CESTOI,CINEOL,CITOLE,CLIENT,CLINES,CLINTS,CLONES,CLOSET,CLOTES,COLIES,COLINS,CONIES,CONTES,COSINE,COTISE,CTENES,ECLOSE,ELECTS,ELINTS,ELITES,ELOINS,ENISLE,ENLIST,ENOLIC,ENSILE,ENTICE,ENTOIL,EOSINE,ESLOIN,ETOILE,ICONES,INCELS,INCEST,INCLES,INLETS,INSECT,INSOLE,INTELS,LECTIN,LENITE,LENTIC,LENTOS,LEONES,LESION,LIONET,LISTEE,LISTEN,LOCIES,NELIES,NESTLE,NICEST,NICOLS,NIECES,NOETIC,NOTICE,OECIST,OLEINE,OLEINS,ONESIE,OSCINE,SCIENT,SEITEN,SELECT,SENILE,SIECLE,SILENE,SILENT,SOLEIN,STELIC,STOLEN,TELCOS,TELSON,TENESI,TINSEL,TOCSIN,TOILES,TONICS,TONIES,TONSIL,

5-letter words (142 found)

CEILS,CELTS,CENSE,CENTO,CENTS,CESTI,CETES,CIELS,CINES,CIONS,CITES,CLIES,CLINE,CLINT,CLITS,CLONE,CLONS,CLOSE,CLOTE,CLOTS,COILS,COINS,COITS,COLES,COLIN,COLTS,CONES,CONTE,COSET,COSIE,COSTE,COTES,CTENE,EISEL,ELECT,ELINT,ELITE,ELOIN,ELSIN,ENLIT,ENOLS,EOSIN,ESCOT,ESILE,ESTOC,ETENS,ETICS,ICONS,INCEL,INCLE,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISLET,ISTLE,LEETS,LENES,LENIS,LENOS,LENSE,LENTI,LENTO,LEONE,LIENS,LINES,LINOS,LINTS,LIONS,LITES,LOCIE,LOCIS,LOINS,LOSEN,LOTES,LOTIC,NEIST,NELIS,NETES,NICOL,NIECE,NITES,NOELS,NOILS,NOISE,NOLES,NOTES,OINTS,OLEIC,OLEIN,OLENT,ONCES,ONCET,ONSET,ONTIC,SCENE,SCENT,SCION,SCONE,SEINE,SENTE,SENTI,SETON,SIENT,SILEN,SINCE,SLEET,SLICE,SOCLE,SOLEI,SONCE,SONIC,STEEL,STEEN,STEIL,STEIN,STELE,STENO,STILE,STOIC,STOLE,STOLN,STONE,TEELS,TEENS,TEILS,TEINS,TELCO,TELES,TELIC,TELOI,TELOS,TENES,TENSE,TICES,TILES,TINES,TOILE,TOILS,TOISE,TOLES,TONES,TONIC,

4-letter words (149 found)

CEES,CEIL,CELS,CELT,CENS,CENT,CETE,CIEL,CINE,CION,CIST,CITE,CITO,CITS,CLIT,CLON,CLOT,COIL,COIN,COIT,COLE,COLS,COLT,CONE,CONI,CONS,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,ECOS,EELS,EINE,ELSE,ELTS,ENES,ENOL,ENTS,EONS,ESNE,ETEN,ETIC,ICES,ICON,INTO,IONS,ISLE,LEES,LEET,LEIS,LENO,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,LICE,LIEN,LIES,LINE,LINO,LINS,LINT,LION,LIST,LITE,LITS,LOCI,LOIN,LONE,LOSE,LOST,LOTE,LOTI,LOTS,NEST,NETE,NETS,NICE,NIES,NILS,NITE,NITS,NOEL,NOES,NOIL,NOLE,NOSE,NOTE,OILS,OINT,OLES,ONCE,ONES,ONIE,ONST,OTIC,SCOT,SECO,SECT,SEEL,SEEN,SEIL,SELE,SENE,SENT,SICE,SIEN,SILE,SILO,SILT,SINE,SITE,SLEE,SLIT,SLOE,SLOT,SNEE,SNIT,SNOT,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SONE,STEN,STIE,TECS,TEEL,TEEN,TEES,TEIL,TEIN,TELE,TELS,TENE,TENS,TICE,TICS,TIES,TILE,TILS,TINE,TINS,TOCS,TOES,TOIL,TOLE,TONE,TONS,TOSE,

3-letter words (74 found)

CEE,CEL,CIS,CIT,COL,CON,COS,COT,ECO,EEL,EEN,ELS,ELT,ENE,ENS,EON,EST,ICE,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,LEE,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIN,LIS,LIT,LOS,LOT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,NOS,NOT,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEC,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIC,SIN,SIT,SOC,SOL,SON,SOT,TEC,TEE,TEL,TEN,TES,TIC,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIS,TOC,TOE,TON,

2-letter words (23 found)

EE,EL,EN,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 517 words from selection according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of selection

selection

Etymology

From Latin sēlēctiō (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈlɛkʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

selection (countable and uncountable, plural selections)

  1. The process or act of selecting.
  2. Something selected.
  3. A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
  4. A musical piece.
  5. (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
  6. (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. Wp
  7. (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. Wp
  8. (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
  9. (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. Wp
  10. (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. Wp
  11. (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.

Synonyms

  • choice
  • (something selected): option
  • (musical piece): number, piece
  • (variety from larger collection): subset

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Further reading

  • “selection”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “selection”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • elections, selenotic, telesonic

Source: wiktionary.org