vacillation
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
Definition of vacillation
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Indecision in speech or action.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Indecision in speech or action.
- (countable, uncountable)Changing location by moving back and forth.
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Etymology
From Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). By surface analysis, vacillate + -ion.
Words you can make from vacillation
200+ playable · top: CLAVATION (14 pts)
Best play clavation 14 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
20 words6-letter words
30 words- ATAVIC 11 pts
- CLIVIA 11 pts
- VACANT 11 pts
- VIATIC 11 pts
- VIOLIN 9 pts
- VOLANT 9 pts
- ACTION 8 pts
- ALNICO 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- CALLAN 8 pts
- CANOLA 8 pts
- CANTAL 8 pts
- CATALO 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
- CATLIN 8 pts
- CITOLA 8 pts
- CLINAL 8 pts
- CLONAL 8 pts
- COITAL 8 pts
- COLTAN 8 pts
- ITALIC 8 pts
- LAICAL 8 pts
- OILCAN 8 pts
- TINCAL 8 pts
- ATONAL 6 pts
- ATONIA 6 pts
- LATINA 6 pts
- LATINO 6 pts
- LINTOL 6 pts
- TALION 6 pts
5-letter words
65 words- CAVIL 10 pts
- CIVIL 10 pts
- CLAVI 10 pts
- COVIN 10 pts
- VATIC 10 pts
- VINCA 10 pts
- VINIC 10 pts
- VOCAL 10 pts
- ANVIL 8 pts
- AVAIL 8 pts
- AVANT 8 pts
- AVIAN 8 pts
- AVION 8 pts
- LOVAT 8 pts
- NAVAL 8 pts
- NIVAL 8 pts
- VILLA 8 pts
- VILLI 8 pts
- VINAL 8 pts
- VIOLA 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- VOILA 8 pts
- VOLTA 8 pts
- VOLTI 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- CALLA 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- COALA 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- IONIC 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- LILAC 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- LOCAL 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- NICOL 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- AALII 5 pts
- AIOLI 5 pts
- ALANT 5 pts
- ALLOT 5 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
- ATOLL 5 pts
- ILIAL 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- LLANO 5 pts
- NATAL 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
4-letter words
73 words- CAVA 9 pts
- LAVA 7 pts
- NOVA 7 pts
- OVAL 7 pts
- VAIL 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANOA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- OLLA 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TALL 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TILL 4 pts
- TOIL 4 pts
- TOLA 4 pts
- TOLL 4 pts
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