Assimilation
/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts12 letters
Definition of Assimilation
noun
- The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
- The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
- (by extension) The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
- A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
- (cultural studies) The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
Anagrams of Assimilation
No exact anagrams found for "assimilation". This word has a unique letter combination.
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "assimilation" and rearranging:
Letter Values
a1
s1
s1
i1
m3
i1
l1
a1
t1
i1
o1
n1
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Assimilation
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Assimilation"
Assimilation is a 12-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Assimilation" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "assimilation" is a medium-scoring word.