exaggeration
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 12
/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
Definition of exaggeration
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The act of heaping or piling up.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The act of heaping or piling up.
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(countable, uncountable)The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
“They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.”
- (countable, uncountable)A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
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Etymology
From Latin exaggerātiō.
Words you can make from exaggeration
200+ playable · top: EXERTING (16 pts)
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2 words8-letter words
11 words7-letter words
32 words- EXIGENT 15 pts
- ANAGOGE 9 pts
- ENGAGER 9 pts
- ENGORGE 9 pts
- GEARING 9 pts
- GIGATON 9 pts
- GRATING 9 pts
- GREEING 9 pts
- NAGGIER 9 pts
- ANERGIA 8 pts
- GENITOR 8 pts
- GOATIER 8 pts
- GRANITA 8 pts
- GRANITE 8 pts
- GRANTEE 8 pts
- GRATINE 8 pts
- GREATEN 8 pts
- INGRATE 8 pts
- INTEGER 8 pts
- NEGATER 8 pts
- NEGATOR 8 pts
- ORATING 8 pts
- REAGENT 8 pts
- REGINAE 8 pts
- TANAGER 8 pts
- TANGIER 8 pts
- TEARING 8 pts
- TREEING 8 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- RETINAE 7 pts
- TAENIAE 7 pts
- TRAINEE 7 pts
6-letter words
97 words- EXOGEN 14 pts
- RAXING 14 pts
- TAXING 14 pts
- ANOXIA 13 pts
- EXTERN 13 pts
- REXINE 13 pts
- TOXINE 13 pts
- AGEING 8 pts
- EGGIER 8 pts
- ENGAGE 8 pts
- GAEING 8 pts
- GANGER 8 pts
- GARAGE 8 pts
- GARGET 8 pts
- GATING 8 pts
- GEEING 8 pts
- GEOTAG 8 pts
- GINGER 8 pts
- GORGET 8 pts
- GORING 8 pts
- GRANGE 8 pts
- GREIGE 8 pts
- NAGGER 8 pts
- RAGGEE 8 pts
- RAGING 8 pts
- RAGTAG 8 pts
- REGGAE 8 pts
- TAGGER 8 pts
- TAGRAG 8 pts
- AGNATE 7 pts
- AGORAE 7 pts
- AIGRET 7 pts
- ANGORA 7 pts
- ARGENT 7 pts
- EARING 7 pts
- EATING 7 pts
- ENGIRT 7 pts
- ENRAGE 7 pts
- ERGATE 7 pts
- ERINGO 7 pts
- GAINER 7 pts
- GAITER 7 pts
- GARNET 7 pts
- GAROTE 7 pts
- GENERA 7 pts
- GERENT 7 pts
- GITANO 7 pts
- GOATEE 7 pts
- GOITER 7 pts
- GOITRE 7 pts
- GRATIN 7 pts
- IGNORE 7 pts
- INGATE 7 pts
- NEGATE 7 pts
- OARING 7 pts
- ONAGER 7 pts
- ONAGRI 7 pts
- ORANGE 7 pts
- ORGANA 7 pts
- ORGEAT 7 pts
- ORIGAN 7 pts
- RATING 7 pts
- REAGIN 7 pts
- REGAIN 7 pts
- REGENT 7 pts
- REGINA 7 pts
- REGION 7 pts
- TAGINE 7 pts
- TARING 7 pts
- TEEING 7 pts
- TOEING 7 pts
- TOERAG 7 pts
- TONGER 7 pts
- TRIAGE 7 pts
- TRIGON 7 pts
- AERATE 6 pts
- ANTIAR 6 pts
- AORTAE 6 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ATONIA 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
- NORITE 6 pts
- OATIER 6 pts
- ORIENT 6 pts
- ORNATE 6 pts
- RATINE 6 pts
- RATION 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
- RETINA 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- TAENIA 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TONIER 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
5-letter words
57 words- AXING 13 pts
- EXING 13 pts
- AXION 12 pts
- AXITE 12 pts
- AXONE 12 pts
- EXERT 12 pts
- EXINE 12 pts
- EXTRA 12 pts
- AGGER 7 pts
- AGGIE 7 pts
- AGGRO 7 pts
- AGING 7 pts
- EGGAR 7 pts
- EGGER 7 pts
- GAGER 7 pts
- AGAIN 6 pts
- AGATE 6 pts
- AGENE 6 pts
- AGENT 6 pts
- AGITA 6 pts
- AGONE 6 pts
- AGORA 6 pts
- AGREE 6 pts
- AGRIA 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ARGON 6 pts
- ARGOT 6 pts
- EAGER 6 pts
- EAGRE 6 pts
- EGRET 6 pts
- ERGOT 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GATER 6 pts
- GATOR 6 pts
- GENET 6 pts
- GENIE 6 pts
- GENOA 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GENRO 6 pts
- GIANT 6 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- ANEAR 5 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- ANTRA 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- AORTA 5 pts
- AREAE 5 pts
- ARENA 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- ATRIA 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
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