derivation

1. Linguistics A formal representation or description of the series of ordered linguistic rules and operations that generate a surface structure from a deep structure.

2. Linguistics A linguistic description of the process of word formation.

3. Linguistics In generative linguistics, the process by which a surface structure is generated from a deep structure.

4. Linguistics The process by which words are formed from existing words or bases by adding affixes, as singer from sing or undo from do, by changing the shape of the word or base, as song from sing, or by adding an affix and changing the pronunciation of the word or base, as electricity from electric.

5. Logic & Mathematics A logical or mathematical process indicating through a sequence of statements that a result such as a theorem or a formula necessarily follows from the initial assumptions.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
derivation	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
ai	2
an	2
ar	2
at	2
da	3
de	3
do	3
ed	3
en	2
er	2
et	2
id	3
in	2
it	2
na	2
ne	2
no	2
od	3
oe	2
oi	2
on	2
or	2
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ado	4
aid	4
ain	3
air	3
ait	3
and	4
ane	3
ani	3
ant	3
are	3
art	3
ate	3
ave	6
avo	6
dan	4
den	4
dev	7
die	4
din	4
dit	4
doe	4
don	4
dor	4
dot	4
ear	3
eat	3
end	4
eon	3
era	3
ern	3
eta	3
ion	3
ire	3
nae	3
nav	6
net	3
nit	3
nod	4
nor	3
not	3
oar	3
oat	3
oda	4
ode	4
one	3
ora	3
ore	3
ort	3
ova	6
rad	4
rai	3
ran	3
rat	3
red	4
rei	3
ret	3
rev	6
ria	3
rid	4
rin	3
rod	4
roe	3
rot	3
tad	4
tae	3
tan	3
tao	3
tar	3
tav	6
tea	3
ted	4
ten	3
tie	3
tin	3
tod	4
toe	3
ton	3
tor	3
van	6
var	6
vat	6
vet	6
via	6
vid	7
vie	6
vin	6
voe	6
aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adit	5
aeon	4
aero	4
aide	5
airn	4
airt	4
ante	4
anti	4
arid	5
arvo	7
aver	7
avid	8
dare	5
darn	5
dart	5
date	5
dato	5
dean	5
dear	5
deni	5
dent	5
deva	8
devi	8
diet	5
dine	5
dino	5
dint	5
dire	5
dirt	5
dita	5
dite	5
diva	8
dive	8
doat	5
doer	5
doit	5
dona	5
done	5
dore	5
dote	5
dove	8
drat	5
earn	4
edit	5
etna	4
idea	5
inia	4
inro	4
inti	4
into	4
iota	4
ired	5
irid	5
iron	4
naoi	4
nard	5
nave	7
near	4
neat	4
nerd	5
nevi	7
nide	5
nidi	5
nite	4
node	5
nodi	5
noir	4
nori	4
nota	4
note	4
nova	7
odea	5
orad	5
oven	7
over	7
raid	5
rain	4
rand	5
rani	4
rant	4
rate	4
rato	4
rave	7
read	5
redo	5
rein	4
rend	5
reno	4
rent	4
ride	5
rind	5
riot	4
rite	4
rive	7
road	5
roan	4
rode	5
rota	4
rote	4
roti	4
rove	7
tain	4
tare	4
tarn	4
taro	4
tear	4
tein	4
tend	5
tern	4
tian	4
tide	5
tied	5
tier	4
tine	4
tire	4
tiro	4
toad	5
toea	4
toed	5
tone	4
tora	4
tore	4
tori	4
torn	4
trad	5
trio	4
trod	5
vain	7
vair	7
vane	7
vein	7
vena	7
vend	8
vent	7
vera	7
vert	7
veto	7
vide	8
vied	8
vier	7
vina	7
vine	7
vino	7
vita	7
void	8
vote	7
nare	4
arie	4
roid	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adore	6
adorn	6
aider	6
aired	6
aiver	8
andro	6
anode	6
anted	6
antre	5
aroid	6
atone	5
avert	8
avion	8
avoid	9
danio	6
dater	6
daven	9
davit	9
deair	6
denar	6
derat	6
devon	9
dinar	6
diner	6
divan	9
diver	9
divot	9
doter	6
doven	9
drain	6
drave	9
drive	9
droit	6
drone	6
drove	9
entia	5
envoi	8
ident	6
idiot	6
indie	6
indri	6
inert	5
inter	5
intro	5
invar	8
iodin	6
irade	6
irate	5
irone	5
ivied	9
nadir	6
naevi	8
naive	8
niter	5
nitid	6
nitre	5
nitro	5
noria	5
noted	6
noter	5
novae	8
oared	6
oaten	5
oater	5
oidia	6
orate	5
oread	6
ovate	8
overt	8
ovine	8
radii	6
radio	6
radon	6
ranid	6
rated	6
ratio	5
raved	9
raven	8
ravin	8
redan	6
redia	6
redon	6
retia	5
riant	5
rived	9
riven	8
rivet	8
ronde	6
roved	9
roven	8
tardo	6
tared	6
teiid	6
teind	6
tenia	5
tenor	5
terai	5
tinea	5
tined	6
tired	6
tondi	6
toned	6
toner	5
torii	5
trade	6
train	5
trave	8
tread	6
trend	6
triad	6
tried	6
trine	5
trode	6
trona	5
trone	5
trove	8
vaned	9
viand	9
video	9
vined	9
vireo	8
virid	9
vitae	8
voted	9
voter	8
rando	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
adroit	7
advent	10
advert	10
airted	7
ardent	7
aroint	6
atoned	7
atoner	6
avidin	10
dative	10
denari	7
detain	7
devoir	10
dinero	7
divert	10
divine	10
donair	7
donate	7
dotier	7
driven	10
editor	7
enviro	9
indite	7
inroad	7
invade	10
invert	9
invite	9
iodate	7
iodine	7
ironed	7
naiver	9
native	9
nevoid	10
nidate	7
nitrid	7
norite	6
novate	9
oatier	6
orated	7
ordain	7
orient	6
ornate	6
rained	7
ranted	7
ratine	6
ration	6
ravine	9
renvoi	9
retain	6
retina	6
rident	7
rioted	7
roadie	7
rodent	7
rotini	6
tavern	9
tidier	7
tinder	7
tineid	7
tinier	6
tirade	7
tonier	6
trined	7
triode	7
trivia	9
vainer	9
varied	10
vendor	10
verdin	10
viator	9
vidiot	10
vinier	9
virion	9
viroid	10
voider	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aneroid	8
antired	8
avodire	11
avoider	11
denarii	8
detrain	8
deviant	11
diatron	8
dinitro	8
diorite	8
diviner	11
edition	8
inditer	8
inedita	8
inertia	7
invader	11
invited	11
inviter	10
ivoried	11
naevoid	11
nitride	8
novated	11
ravined	11
tardive	11
trained	8
verdant	11
vitrain	10
vitrine	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
arointed	9
daintier	9
deration	9
deviator	12
donative	12
ideation	9
iodinate	9
ordinate	9
rationed	9
retinoid	9
taenioid	9
vanitied	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deviation	13

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
derivation	14