FreeScrabbleDictionary

eructation

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Definition of eructation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
    “His eyes were as restless as his limbs, and seemed ever to be seeking for something upon which they could definitely alight, and not finding it. He performed eructations with the disarming naturalness of a baby.”
    “"Move along, you coxcomb," Ignatius belched, the gassy eructations echoing between the walls of the alley.”
See all 2 definitions

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
    “His eyes were as restless as his limbs, and seemed ever to be seeking for something upon which they could definitely alight, and not finding it. He performed eructations with the disarming naturalness of a baby.”
    “"Move along, you coxcomb," Ignatius belched, the gassy eructations echoing between the walls of the alley.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ērūctātiōnem, accusative of ērūctātiō (“a belching forth, burp”), from ērūctāre (“to belch, burp”). Compare Middle English eructuacioun (“belching, burp”), borrowed from the same root.

Words you can make from eructation

200+ playable · top: AUTOCRINE (11 pts)

Best play autocrine 11 points

9-letter words

4 words

8-letter words

25 words

7-letter words

55 words

6-letter words

109 words

5-letter words

6 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to eructation to make another valid word.

Back

Find your best play with eructation

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes eructation, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists