Definition of inversion

"inversion" in the noun sense

1. inversion

the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer

2. inversion

abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)

3. inversion

a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa

4. inversion

genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed

5. anastrophe, inversion

the reversal of the normal order of words

6. inversion

counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa

7. inversion, sexual inversion

a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex

8. inversion, upending

turning upside down setting on end

9. inversion, eversion, everting

the act of turning inside out

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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inversion in Scrabble®

The word inversion 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters inversion:

INVERSION
(117)
INVERSION
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

environ, inosine, ioniser, ironies, ivories, noisier, venison, version, virions

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word inversion

INVERSION
(117)
INVERSION
(117)
INVERSION
(78)
INVERSION
(78)
INVERSION
(52)
INVERSION
(48)
INVERSION
(48)
INVERSION
(48)
INVERSION
(48)
INVERSION
(42)
INVERSION
(39)
INVERSION
(39)
INVERSION
(39)
INVERSION
(34)
INVERSION
(34)
INVERSION
(32)
INVERSION
(32)
INVERSION
(32)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(28)
INVERSION
(26)
INVERSION
(26)
INVERSION
(26)
INVERSION
(26)
INVERSION
(26)
INVERSION
(24)
INVERSION
(24)
INVERSION
(24)
INVERSION
(22)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(16)
INVERSION
(16)
INVERSION
(15)
INVERSION
(15)
INVERSION
(15)
INVERSION
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In inversion

INVERSION
(117)
INVERSION
(117)
IVORIES
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENVIRON
(92 = 42 + 50)
VERSION
(92 = 42 + 50)
VIRIONS
(92 = 42 + 50)
VENISON
(92 = 42 + 50)
VENISON
(90 = 40 + 50)
VERSION
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENVIRON
(90 = 40 + 50)
VIRIONS
(90 = 40 + 50)
IVORIES
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENVIRON
(86 = 36 + 50)
IVORIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VIRIONS
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VERSION
(83 = 33 + 50)
VENISON
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(83 = 33 + 50)
IVORIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
VERSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENVIRON
(80 = 30 + 50)
VIRIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENVIRON
(80 = 30 + 50)
VENISON
(80 = 30 + 50)
VERSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
VENISON
(80 = 30 + 50)
VIRIONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
VENISON
(78 = 28 + 50)
ENVIRON
(78 = 28 + 50)
VIRIONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
VENISON
(78 = 28 + 50)
VIRIONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
IRONIES
(78 = 28 + 50)
INOSINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
NOISIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
IONISER
(78 = 28 + 50)
VERSION
(78 = 28 + 50)
INVERSION
(78)
VERSION
(78 = 28 + 50)
INVERSION
(78)
IVORIES
(78 = 28 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VIRIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
IVORIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
VIRIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENVIRON
(74 = 24 + 50)
VIRIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
IVORIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VIRIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
VIRIONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENVIRON
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENVIRON
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENVIRON
(74 = 24 + 50)
VENISON
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
VENISON
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
VENISON
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NOISIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
VENISON
(74 = 24 + 50)
VENISON
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
VERSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
IVORIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
IVORIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
INOSINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IVORIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
VERSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
VERSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IRONIES
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
VERSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
VERSION
(74 = 24 + 50)
IONISER
(74 = 24 + 50)
VENISON
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
VIRIONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
VENISON
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
VENISON
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
VENISON
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERSION
(72 = 22 + 50)
VENISON
(72 = 22 + 50)
VENISON
(72 = 22 + 50)
VIRIONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
VIRIONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
IVORIES
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENVIRON
(72 = 22 + 50)
VIRIONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
VIRIONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
VIRIONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
INOSINE
(71 = 21 + 50)
IRONIES
(71 = 21 + 50)
IONISER
(71 = 21 + 50)
NOISIER
(71 = 21 + 50)
ENVIRON
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENVIRON
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENVIRON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VENISON
(70 = 20 + 50)
IVORIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENVIRON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VERSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENVIRON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VIRIONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
VERSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
VENISON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VERSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
VENISON
(70 = 20 + 50)
IVORIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
VERSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
VERSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
VENISON
(70 = 20 + 50)
IVORIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
VERSION
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENVIRON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VENISON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VIRIONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
VIRIONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
VENISON
(70 = 20 + 50)
VIRIONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
IVORIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
VIRIONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
IVORIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
VIRIONS
(70 = 20 + 50)
IVORIES
(70 = 20 + 50)
IONISER
(68 = 18 + 50)
IONISER
(68 = 18 + 50)
IONISER
(68 = 18 + 50)
IRONIES
(68 = 18 + 50)
IONISER
(68 = 18 + 50)
IONISER
(68 = 18 + 50)

inversion in Words With Friends™

The word inversion is playable in Words With Friends™, 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.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

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

INVERSION
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

environ, inosine, ioniser, ironies, ivories, noisier, venison, version, virions

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word inversion

INVERSION
(171)
INVERSION
(102)
INVERSION
(102)
INVERSION
(81)
INVERSION
(81)
INVERSION
(68)
INVERSION
(68)
INVERSION
(64)
INVERSION
(64)
INVERSION
(63)
INVERSION
(63)
INVERSION
(60)
INVERSION
(60)
INVERSION
(57)
INVERSION
(57)
INVERSION
(50)
INVERSION
(42)
INVERSION
(42)
INVERSION
(40)
INVERSION
(38)
INVERSION
(38)
INVERSION
(34)
INVERSION
(34)
INVERSION
(34)
INVERSION
(34)
INVERSION
(32)
INVERSION
(30)
INVERSION
(30)
INVERSION
(30)
INVERSION
(30)
INVERSION
(30)
INVERSION
(30)
INVERSION
(27)
INVERSION
(23)
INVERSION
(23)
INVERSION
(22)
INVERSION
(22)
INVERSION
(21)
INVERSION
(20)
INVERSION
(19)
INVERSION
(19)
INVERSION
(19)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(18)
INVERSION
(17)
INVERSION
(17)
INVERSION
(17)
INVERSION
(17)
INVERSION
(16)
INVERSION
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In inversion

INVERSION
(171)
VENISON
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENVIRON
(110 = 75 + 35)
VERSION
(107 = 72 + 35)
VIRIONS
(107 = 72 + 35)
IVORIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
VENISON
(104 = 69 + 35)
INVERSION
(102)
INVERSION
(102)
VERSION
(101 = 66 + 35)
VIRIONS
(101 = 66 + 35)
IVORIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
VENISON
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENVIRON
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENVIRON
(92 = 57 + 35)
VIRIONS
(89 = 54 + 35)
VERSION
(89 = 54 + 35)
VENISON
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(87 = 52 + 35)
VENISON
(87 = 52 + 35)
VENISON
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENVIRON
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENVIRON
(86 = 51 + 35)
VENISON
(86 = 51 + 35)
VENISON
(86 = 51 + 35)
VENISON
(86 = 51 + 35)
VIRIONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
VERSION
(83 = 48 + 35)
VIRIONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
VERSION
(83 = 48 + 35)
VERSION
(83 = 48 + 35)
VIRIONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
VIRIONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
VERSION
(83 = 48 + 35)
VERSION
(83 = 48 + 35)
VERSION
(83 = 48 + 35)
VIRIONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
VIRIONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
INVERSION
(81)
VENISON
(81 = 46 + 35)
ENVIRON
(81 = 46 + 35)
INVERSION
(81)
IVORIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
IVORIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
VENISON
(80 = 45 + 35)
IVORIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENVIRON
(80 = 45 + 35)
VENISON
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENVIRON
(80 = 45 + 35)
VENISON
(80 = 45 + 35)
INOSINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENVIRON
(80 = 45 + 35)
INOSINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
VENISON
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENVIRON
(80 = 45 + 35)
IVORIES
(79 = 44 + 35)
IVORIES
(79 = 44 + 35)
VIRIONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
VERSION
(79 = 44 + 35)
IVORIES
(79 = 44 + 35)
IVORIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
NOISIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
IONISER
(77 = 42 + 35)
VIRIONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
VIRIONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
VIRIONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
IRONIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
VIRIONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
VERSION
(77 = 42 + 35)
VERSION
(77 = 42 + 35)
IRONIES
(77 = 42 + 35)
VERSION
(77 = 42 + 35)
VERSION
(77 = 42 + 35)
INOSINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
INOSINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
IVORIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
IVORIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
IVORIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
INOSINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
INOSINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
IVORIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
IVORIES
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENVIRON
(71 = 36 + 35)
IONISER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOISIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOISIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
IRONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
IONISER
(71 = 36 + 35)
IRONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
IONISER
(71 = 36 + 35)
IRONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
IRONIES
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOISIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
VENISON
(71 = 36 + 35)
INOSINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
INOSINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
NOISIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
INOSINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
VIRIONS
(69 = 34 + 35)
ENVIRON
(69 = 34 + 35)
VIRION
(69)
VERSION
(69 = 34 + 35)
VENISON
(69 = 34 + 35)
VISION
(69)
ENVIRON
(69 = 34 + 35)
VENISON
(69 = 34 + 35)
INVERSION
(68)
INOSINE
(68 = 33 + 35)
INOSINE
(68 = 33 + 35)
INOSINE
(68 = 33 + 35)
INOSINE
(68 = 33 + 35)
INVERSION
(68)
IONISER
(67 = 32 + 35)
IONISER
(67 = 32 + 35)
IRONIES
(67 = 32 + 35)
IONISER
(67 = 32 + 35)
NOISIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
IRONIES
(67 = 32 + 35)
IVORIES
(67 = 32 + 35)
NOISIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
IRONIES
(67 = 32 + 35)
NOISIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
VIRIONS
(67 = 32 + 35)
VERSION
(67 = 32 + 35)
NOISIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOISIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ENVIRON
(65 = 30 + 35)
IONISER
(65 = 30 + 35)
IONISER
(65 = 30 + 35)
VENISON
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOISIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
IRONIES
(65 = 30 + 35)
VENISON
(65 = 30 + 35)
IRONIES
(65 = 30 + 35)
VENISON
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOISIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
IONISER
(65 = 30 + 35)
VENISON
(65 = 30 + 35)
VENISON
(65 = 30 + 35)
ENVIRON
(65 = 30 + 35)
IONISER
(65 = 30 + 35)
IRONIES
(65 = 30 + 35)
IONISER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ENVIRON
(65 = 30 + 35)
NOISIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
IONISER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ENVIRON
(65 = 30 + 35)
ENVIRON
(65 = 30 + 35)
IRONIES
(65 = 30 + 35)
INVERSION
(64)
INVERSION
(64)
VISION
(63)
VERSION
(63 = 28 + 35)
INVERSION
(63)
VENISON
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENVIRON
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIRIONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIRION
(63)
VENISON
(63 = 28 + 35)
VERSION
(63 = 28 + 35)
INVERSION
(63)
VIRIONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIRIONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
VENISON
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENVIRON
(63 = 28 + 35)
VERSION
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENVIRON
(63 = 28 + 35)
VENIN
(63)
OVINES
(63)
VIRIONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIRIONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
VERSION
(63 = 28 + 35)
VERSION
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENVIRON
(62 = 27 + 35)
VENISON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VENISON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VENISON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VENISON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VENISON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VIRIONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
IVORIES
(61 = 26 + 35)
IVORIES
(61 = 26 + 35)
VERSION
(61 = 26 + 35)
VERSION
(61 = 26 + 35)
VERSION
(61 = 26 + 35)
VIRIONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENVIRON
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENVIRON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VIRIONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENVIRON
(61 = 26 + 35)
IVORIES
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENVIRON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VIRIONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
VENISON
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENVIRON
(61 = 26 + 35)
VERSION
(61 = 26 + 35)
IVORIES
(61 = 26 + 35)

Words within the letters of inversion

2 letter words in inversion (9 words)

3 letter words in inversion (18 words)

6 letter words in inversion (7 words)

8 letter words in inversion (3 words)

9 letter words in inversion (1 word)

inversion + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence inversion

Words that start with inversion (3 words)

Words with inversion in them (2 words)

Words that end with inversion (4 words)

Word Growth involving inversion

Shorter words in inversion

in

on ion version

Longer words containing inversion

inversionless

inversions reinversions

noninversion

phaseinversion

reinversion reinversions