Is MELIORATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MELIORATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MELIORATION mean?
- noun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
- noun
a condition superior to an earlier condition
“the new school represents a great improvement”
- noun
the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MELIORATION
Single letters that turn MELIORATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MELIORATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eliminator12
- monitorial12
- emotional11
- trinomial11
- amitrole10
- anteroom10
- limonite10
- mirliton10
- moniliae10
- monorail10
- motional10
- motioner10
- remotion10
- rolamite10
- terminal10
- tramline10
- ailment9
- airtime9
- aliment9
- almoner9
- amirite9
- amniote9
- amorini9
- amorino9
- amotion9
- emotion9
- interim9
- intimae9
- intimal9
- ionomer9
- limiter9
- loamier9
- lomenta9
- maltier9
- manlier9
- marline9
- marlite9
- martini9
- miltier9
- minaret9
- mineral9
- mintier9
- monilia9
- monitor9
- montero9
- moonier9
- moonlet9
- moonlit9
- moraine9
- motlier9
- oinomel9
- omental9
- railmen9
- raiment9
- ramilie9
- romaine9
- tearoom9
- telamon9
- termini9
- tonearm9
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