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Is attrition a Scrabble word?

Yes, attrition is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of attrition?

Definition

noun (English)

1. Grinding down or wearing away by friction.Antonyms: accretioncountableuncountable

2. A gradual reduction in number.Synonyms: natural wastageAntonyms: accretioncountableuncountable

3. A gradual reduction in number.Antonyms: accretioncountableuncountable

4. A gradual reduction in number.Antonyms: accretioncountableuncountable

5. (theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse.countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To grind or wear down through friction.Examples: "attritioned teeth; attritioned rock"; "[…] He took her in his arms And kissed her long and wetly, Till, attritioned by her charms, His will collapsed completely."Synonyms: attrittransitive

2. (transitive) To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).Examples: "[…] but the heart of the health services in New York will have to attrition out some 3,000 to 5,000 jobs."; "[…] expenses can be cut, by attritioning faculty vacancies […]"transitive

3. (intransitive) To undergo a reduction in number.Examples: "The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school."intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "attrition"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "attrition"?

Scrabble
9 points
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Words With Friends
10 points
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