Definition of modification

"modification" in the noun sense

1. alteration, modification, adjustment

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

2. modification

slightly modified copy not an exact copy

"a modification of last year's model"

3. modification, qualifying, limiting

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

4. change, alteration, modification

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

"the change was intended to increase sales"

"this storm is certainly a change for the worse"

"the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

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Quotations for modification

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power. [ Burke ]

I intend no modification of my oftexpressed wish that all men everywhere could be free. [ Abraham Lincoln ]

Commonsense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it: the difference is, therefore, in the degree, not nature. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

modification in Scrabble®

The word modification 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters modification:

MODIFICATION
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

coadmit, comonad, conidia, diction, domatic, faction, fiction, footman, idiotic, midfoot, nomadic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word modification

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

MODIFICATION
(216)
MODIFICATION
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(144)
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(132)
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(108)
MIDFOOT
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COMONAD
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COADMIT
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MIDFOOT
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MODIFICATION
(96)
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FACTION
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FOOTMAN
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COMONAD
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COADMIT
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FICTION
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MIDFOOT
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MIDFOOT
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MODIFICATION
(92)
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DICTION
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CONIDIA
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IDIOTIC
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FICTION
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DOMATIC
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DOMATIC
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DICTION
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FOOTMAN
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FICTION
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FOOTMAN
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MIDFOOT
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FOOTMAN
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FOOTMAN
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NOMADIC
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FICTION
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COMONAD
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COMONAD
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COMONAD
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COMONAD
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COMONAD
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CONIDIA
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NOMADIC
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NOMADIC
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COADMIT
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MODIFICATION
(88)
FICTION
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FOOTMAN
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IDIOTIC
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DICTION
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CONIDIA
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FOOTMAN
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MODIFICATION
(84)
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FOOTMAN
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MIDFOOT
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COADMIT
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modification in Words With Friends™

The word modification 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: 23

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

MODIFICATION
(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

coadmit, comonad, conidia, diction, domatic, faction, fiction, footman, idiotic, midfoot, nomadic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word modification

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

MODIFICATION
(351)
MODIFICATION
(297)
MODIFICATION
(243)
MODIFICATION
(243)
MODIFICATION
(198)
MODIFICATION
(174)
COMONAD
(128 = 93 + 35)
FICTION
(125 = 90 + 35)
FACTION
(125 = 90 + 35)
NOMADIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
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(116 = 81 + 35)
DOMATIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
FOOTMAN
(113 = 78 + 35)
MIDFOOT
(113 = 78 + 35)
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(112)
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(107 = 72 + 35)
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DOMATIC
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COADMIT
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COMONAD
(104 = 69 + 35)
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NOMADIC
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MODIFICATION
(104)
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MIDFOOT
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MODIFICATION
(100)
IDIOTIC
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MODIFICATION
(96)
NOMADIC
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FACTION
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CONIDIA
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FICTION
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COADMIT
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COMONAD
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NOMADIC
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COMFIT
(93)
MODIFICATION
(92)
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NOMADIC
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MODIFICATION
(92)
IDIOTIC
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MODIFICATION
(92)
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(92)
COMONAD
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FOOTMAN
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FACTION
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MIDFOOT
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FOOTMAN
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FOOTMAN
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FICTION
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COADMIT
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DOTCOM
(87)
INIMIC
(87)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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COMONAD
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IDIOTIC
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ATOMIC
(84)
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FOOTMAN
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CONIDIA
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DICTION
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CONIDIA
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COMFIT
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FACTION
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FACTION
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FICTION
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COADMIT
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DOMATIC
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COADMIT
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DOMATIC
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Words containing the sequence modification

Words that start with modification (4 words)

Word Growth involving modification

Shorter words in modification

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Longer words containing modification

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intermodification intermodifications

modificationist modificationists

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