Definition of repetition

"repetition" in the noun sense

1. repeat, repetition

an event that repeats

"the events today were a repeat of yesterday's"

2. repetition, repeating

the act of doing or performing again

3. repetition

the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

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Quotations for repetition

Repetition is every where unacceptable, though it were in Homer. [ Proverb ]

Surprise is so essential an ingredient of wit that no wit will bear repetition; - at least, the original electrical feeling produced by any piece of wit can never be renewed. [ Sydney Smith ]

Ordinary or Common? A distinction may be thus drawn between these terms; what is common is done by many persons; what is ordinary is repeated many times. Ordinary has to do with the repetition of the act; common, with the persons who perform it. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

repetition in Scrabble®

The word repetition 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 repetition:

REPETITION
(117)
REPETITION
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

inepter, nitrite, nittier, pettier, pioneer, pointer, portent, prenote, protein, repoint, tentier, terpine, tintier, tiptoer, treetop

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word repetition

REPETITION
(117)
REPETITION
(117)
REPETITION
(78)
REPETITION
(78)
REPETITION
(52)
REPETITION
(52)
REPETITION
(48)
REPETITION
(48)
REPETITION
(48)
REPETITION
(48)
REPETITION
(45)
REPETITION
(42)
REPETITION
(42)
REPETITION
(39)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(30)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(26)
REPETITION
(26)
REPETITION
(26)
REPETITION
(24)
REPETITION
(24)
REPETITION
(20)
REPETITION
(18)
REPETITION
(18)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(16)
REPETITION
(15)
REPETITION
(15)
REPETITION
(15)
REPETITION
(15)

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

REPETITION
(117)
REPETITION
(117)
TREETOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRENOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTEIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TREETOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRENOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TIPTOER
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIONEER
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTEIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TIPTOER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIONEER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INEPTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INEPTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INEPTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PIONEER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PORTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREETOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
INEPTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INEPTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INEPTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIPTOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRENOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPOINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TINTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REPETITION
(78)
NITRITE
(78 = 28 + 50)
NITTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REPETITION
(78)
TENTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TREETOP
(77 = 27 + 50)
INEPTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REPOINT
(77 = 27 + 50)
PIONEER
(77 = 27 + 50)
PRENOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TERPINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
PETTIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
POINTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
PORTENT
(77 = 27 + 50)
PROTEIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TIPTOER
(77 = 27 + 50)
PETTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
POINTER
(76 = 26 + 50)
TIPTOER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PIONEER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PROTEIN
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRENOTE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PORTENT
(76 = 26 + 50)
REPOINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
TREETOP
(76 = 26 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPOINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRENOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PIONEER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PORTENT
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PORTENT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TREETOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TIPTOER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PROTEIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TREETOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRENOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
POINTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PIONEER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PROTEIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
NITRITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TENTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTEIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TIPTOER
(72 = 22 + 50)
TIPTOER
(72 = 22 + 50)
INEPTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
INEPTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
TIPTOER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIONEER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRENOTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTEIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PORTENT
(72 = 22 + 50)
PORTENT
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIONEER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PROTEIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIONEER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REPOINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETTIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PIONEER
(72 = 22 + 50)

repetition in Words With Friends™

The word repetition 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: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters repetition:

REPETITION
(162)
REPETITION
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

inepter, nitrite, nittier, pettier, pioneer, pointer, portent, prenote, protein, repoint, tentier, terpine, tintier, tiptoer, treetop

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word repetition

REPETITION
(162)
REPETITION
(162)
REPETITION
(96)
REPETITION
(96)
REPETITION
(72)
REPETITION
(72)
REPETITION
(64)
REPETITION
(60)
REPETITION
(60)
REPETITION
(60)
REPETITION
(60)
REPETITION
(56)
REPETITION
(56)
REPETITION
(54)
REPETITION
(54)
REPETITION
(54)
REPETITION
(44)
REPETITION
(40)
REPETITION
(40)
REPETITION
(36)
REPETITION
(36)
REPETITION
(36)
REPETITION
(36)
REPETITION
(32)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(28)
REPETITION
(24)
REPETITION
(20)
REPETITION
(20)
REPETITION
(19)
REPETITION
(19)
REPETITION
(18)
REPETITION
(18)
REPETITION
(18)
REPETITION
(18)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(17)
REPETITION
(16)
REPETITION
(16)
REPETITION
(16)
REPETITION
(16)

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

REPETITION
(162)
REPETITION
(162)
TERPINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
INEPTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PIONEER
(98 = 63 + 35)
INEPTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
TERPINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
POINTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRENOTE
(98 = 63 + 35)
REPOINT
(98 = 63 + 35)
PORTENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTEIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
REPETITION
(96)
REPETITION
(96)
TREETOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
PETTIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
TIPTOER
(95 = 60 + 35)
INEPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PORTENT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INEPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PROTEIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
PIONEER
(92 = 57 + 35)
TERPINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRENOTE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TERPINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
POINTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PETTIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
TREETOP
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRENOTE
(86 = 51 + 35)
POINTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROTEIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
REPOINT
(86 = 51 + 35)
PIONEER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PIONEER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRENOTE
(86 = 51 + 35)
POINTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PORTENT
(86 = 51 + 35)
POINTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIONEER
(80 = 45 + 35)
REPOINT
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PORTENT
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
INEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
REPOINT
(80 = 45 + 35)
INEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
INEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PORTENT
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
POINTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRENOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
POINTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRENOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIONEER
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PROTEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIONEER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PORTENT
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRENOTE
(80 = 45 + 35)
REPOINT
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPINE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRENOTE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIONEER
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTEIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIONEER
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRENOTE
(79 = 44 + 35)
REPOINT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRENOTE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PORTENT
(79 = 44 + 35)
INEPTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
REPOINT
(79 = 44 + 35)
PROTEIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
REPOINT
(79 = 44 + 35)
TERPINE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIONEER
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INEPTER
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PORTENT
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PORTENT
(79 = 44 + 35)
TERPINE
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PROTEIN
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INEPTER
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POINTER
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POINTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
POINTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
PETTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREETOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
TENTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TINTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TIPTOER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREETOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
NITRITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREETOP
(77 = 42 + 35)
PETTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PETTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TIPTOER
(77 = 42 + 35)
NITTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TIPTOER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PETTIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREETOP
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TIPTOER
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PETTIER
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TREETOP
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PETTIER
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TIPTOER
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TIPTOER
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TREETOP
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PORTENT
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PORTENT
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PRENOTE
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PRENOTE
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PORTENT
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PRENOTE
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PIONEER
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REPOINT
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REPOINT
(74 = 39 + 35)
INEPTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
TERPINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
REPOINT
(74 = 39 + 35)
REPOINT
(74 = 39 + 35)
REPOINT
(74 = 39 + 35)
TERPINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
INEPTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
PIONEER
(74 = 39 + 35)
POINTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
INEPTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
POINTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
PIONEER
(74 = 39 + 35)
POINTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
TERPINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
PORTENT
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PROTEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PIONEER
(73 = 38 + 35)
REPOINT
(73 = 38 + 35)
PORTENT
(73 = 38 + 35)
PROTEIN
(73 = 38 + 35)
POINTER
(73 = 38 + 35)
PRENOTE
(73 = 38 + 35)
REPETITION
(72)
REPETITION
(72)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREETOP
(71 = 36 + 35)
TENTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
PETTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREETOP
(71 = 36 + 35)
TINTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREETOP
(71 = 36 + 35)
TINTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TENTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
PETTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREETOP
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREETOP
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREETOP
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
NITRITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TINTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
PETTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
PETTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
PETTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
PETTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TENTIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TIPTOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TINTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
NITRITE
(67 = 32 + 35)
NITTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TENTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
NITTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TINTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
NITTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TENTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TINTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
NITRITE
(67 = 32 + 35)
NITRITE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TENTIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TERPEN
(66)
REOPEN
(66)
PRENOTE
(65 = 30 + 35)
TINTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
NITRITE
(65 = 30 + 35)
NITRITE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INEPTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
NITRITE
(65 = 30 + 35)
NITRITE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PORTENT
(65 = 30 + 35)
NITTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
NITTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)

Words containing the sequence repetition

Words that start with repetition (3 words)

Words with repetition in them (2 words)

Words that end with repetition (2 words)

Word Growth involving repetition

Shorter words in repetition

on ion petition

it petit petition

pe pet petit petition

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Longer words containing repetition

nonrepetition nonrepetitions

repetitional

repetitions nonrepetitions