1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Tuition in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does tuition mean? Is tuition a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is tuition worth? tuition how many points in Words With Friends? What does tuition mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for tuition

See how to calculate how many points for tuition.

Is tuition a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tuition is a Scrabble US word. The word tuition is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

T1U1I1T1I1O1N1

Is tuition a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tuition is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

T1U1I1T1I1O1N1

Is tuition a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tuition is a Words With Friends word. The word tuition is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1U2I1T1I1O1N2

Our tools

Valid words made from Tuition

Jump to...

Results

7-letter words (1 found)

TUITION,

6-letter words (1 found)

INTUIT,

4-letter words (12 found)

INTI,INTO,NOTT,NOUT,OINT,TINT,TITI,TOIT,TOUN,TOUT,UNIT,UNTO,

3-letter words (13 found)

ION,NIT,NOT,NUT,OUT,TIN,TIT,TON,TOT,TUI,TUN,TUT,UNI,

2-letter words (12 found)

IN,IO,IT,NO,NU,OI,ON,OU,TI,TO,UN,UT,

You can make 39 words from tuition according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tuition

tuition

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: to͞oĭ'shən, IPA(key): /tuˈɪʃən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tyo͞oĭ'shən, IPA(key): /tjuːˈɪʃən/
  • (Indian English, Malaysia, Singapore) enPR: tyo͞o'shən, IPA(key): /ˈtjuːʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

tuition (countable and uncountable, plural tuitions)

  1. (Canada, US) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
    Synonym: (UK) tuition fees
  2. The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
    1. (India, Malaysia, Singapore) Paid private classes taken outside of formal education; tutoring. (also used attributively)
  3. (archaic) Care, guardianship.

Related terms

Translations

References

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org