irrigation
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 10
/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/
Definition of irrigation
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
““My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year. …””
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.
Words you can make from irrigation
178 playable · top: RIGATONI (9 pts)
Best play rigatoni 9 points7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
33 words- ARGON 6 pts
- ARGOT 6 pts
- ATIGI 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GATOR 6 pts
- GIANT 6 pts
- GIRON 6 pts
- GNARR 6 pts
- GONIA 6 pts
- GRAIN 6 pts
- GRANT 6 pts
- GRIOT 6 pts
- GROAN 6 pts
- GROAT 6 pts
- GROIN 6 pts
- INGOT 6 pts
- IRING 6 pts
- ORANG 6 pts
- ORGAN 6 pts
- RIGOR 6 pts
- TANGO 6 pts
- TIGON 6 pts
- TONGA 6 pts
- TRAGI 6 pts
- TRIGO 6 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- TORII 5 pts
- TRAIN 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
4-letter words
59 words- AGIN 5 pts
- AGIO 5 pts
- AGON 5 pts
- AGRO 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GAIT 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GIRT 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GNAT 5 pts
- GOAT 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRAT 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- GRIT 5 pts
- GROT 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- TANG 5 pts
- TING 5 pts
- TOGA 5 pts
- TONG 5 pts
- TRIG 5 pts
- TROG 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TARN 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORR 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- AGO 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- GRR 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- TOG 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsHooks
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