sortition
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 9
/sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/
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/sɔːˈtɪ.ʃən/ · /sɔɹˈtɪ.ʃən/
Definition of sortition
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Selection by drawing lots.
“Demarchy — also called sortition — is a form of governance that selects the representatives of the people as a random sample from a pool of candidates.”
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Etymology
From Latin sortītiō.
Words you can make from sortition
143 playable · top: INTROITS (8 pts)
Best play introits 8 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
34 words- INROS 5 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- OTTOS 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- ROOST 5 pts
- ROOTS 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- ROTOS 5 pts
- SNOOT 5 pts
- SNORT 5 pts
- STINT 5 pts
- TINTS 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TITIS 5 pts
- TOITS 5 pts
- TOONS 5 pts
- TOOTS 5 pts
- TORII 5 pts
- TOROS 5 pts
- TOROT 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TORSO 5 pts
- TORTS 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
- TROTS 5 pts
4-letter words
49 words- INRO 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- ONOS 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- OOTS 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OTTO 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROOS 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SOOT 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- STOT 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TINT 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TITI 4 pts
- TITS 4 pts
- TOIT 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TOOT 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOST 4 pts
- TOTS 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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