Scrabble Dictionary
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SECTION
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
S
1
E
1
C
3
T
1
I
1
O
1
N
1
Σ
9
Definitions
Noun
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
- a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
- a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
- a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
- a small army unit usually having a special function
- a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
- a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"
- (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
- a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
- a land unit equal to 1 square mile
Verb
- divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word SECTION
Yes, SECTION is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 9 points in Scrabble. Because it is a 7-letter word, playing it will also earn you a bingo bonus if you use all your tiles! It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
SECTION is a 7-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.