Definition of dissection

"dissection" in the noun sense

1. dissection

cutting so as to separate into pieces

2. dissection

a minute and critical analysis

3. dissection

detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)

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Quotations for dissection

Dead scandals form good subjects for dissection. [ Byron ]

dissection in Scrabble®

The word dissection is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters dissection:

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

cession, coedits, consist, cosiest, cosines, deistic, diciest, diction, dietics, dissect, dissent, edition, eosinic, iciness, iconist, incests, incised, incises, incited, incites, indices, indicts, indites, inosite, insects, insides, iodines, iodises, iodites, ionised, ionises, nosiest, noticed, notices, oecists, seconds, section, sinoids, snidest, tocsins

 

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Shorter words in dissection

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sect dissect

on ion section

sect section

Longer words containing dissection

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