Incubation
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:19 pts10 letters
Definition of Incubation
noun
- Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
- The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
- A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
- One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
- Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
Anagrams of Incubation
No exact anagrams found for "incubation". This word has a unique letter combination.
Letter Values
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c3
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b3
a1
t1
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n1
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Incubation
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 "Incubation"
Incubation is a 10-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Incubation" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "incubation" is a medium-scoring word.