punctuation
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
Definition of punctuation
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
“Different languages have different rules for punctuation.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
“Different languages have different rules for punctuation.”
- (countable, uncountable)An act of punctuating.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuō (“to mark with points, settle”). Morphologically, punctuate + -ion.
Words you can make from punctuation
200+ playable · top: PUNCTATION (14 pts)
Best play punctation 14 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
27 words- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CATNIP 10 pts
- PTOTIC 10 pts
- PUNCTA 10 pts
- TIPCAT 10 pts
- ACTION 8 pts
- ATONIC 8 pts
- CANNOT 8 pts
- CANTON 8 pts
- CATION 8 pts
- CUTOUT 8 pts
- INCANT 8 pts
- INTACT 8 pts
- NUNCIO 8 pts
- OCTANT 8 pts
- OUTACT 8 pts
- OUTPUT 8 pts
- PANINO 8 pts
- PUTOUT 8 pts
- TANNIC 8 pts
- TINPOT 8 pts
- TOUCAN 8 pts
- TUNICA 8 pts
- UTOPIA 8 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
- NUTANT 6 pts
5-letter words
64 words- CAPON 9 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- CAPUT 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- CUTUP 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PANIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- UNCAP 9 pts
- ACTIN 7 pts
- ANCON 7 pts
- ANTIC 7 pts
- ATTIC 7 pts
- CANON 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COTTA 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CUTIN 7 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- INPUT 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- PAINT 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PATIN 7 pts
- PATIO 7 pts
- PIANO 7 pts
- PINNA 7 pts
- PINON 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- PITOT 7 pts
- PITTA 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- PUNTO 7 pts
- PUTON 7 pts
- PUTTI 7 pts
- PUTTO 7 pts
- TACIT 7 pts
- TINCT 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- TUNIC 7 pts
- UNAPT 7 pts
- UNCIA 7 pts
- UNCUT 7 pts
- UNICA 7 pts
- UNPIN 7 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- OUTTA 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TANTO 5 pts
- TAUNT 5 pts
- TAUON 5 pts
- TITAN 5 pts
- UNION 5 pts
4-letter words
60 words- CAPO 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- COUP 8 pts
- PACT 8 pts
- PICA 8 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- POUT 6 pts
- PTUI 6 pts
- PUNA 6 pts
- PUNT 6 pts
- PUTT 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- UNCI 6 pts
- UNCO 6 pts
- UPON 6 pts
- ANON 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- AUTO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- NANO 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NONA 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOUN 4 pts
- OUTA 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TAUT 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINT 4 pts
- TOIT 4 pts
- TOUT 4 pts
- TUNA 4 pts
- TUTU 4 pts
- UNAI 4 pts
- UNAU 4 pts
- UNIT 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- CAP 7 pts
- COP 7 pts
- CUP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- OPA 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUN 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
Hooks
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