Jumble solved
Is INDICTION a word? Yes.
INDICTION is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 9 letters, worth 12 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 59 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 59
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 9 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (I, I, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (N, D, C, T, N).
indiction in a sentence
“Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of INDICTION
One word uses all 9 letters:
- indiction
9-letter words
1 word found7-letter words
3 words found6-letter words
1 word found5-letter words
12 words found4-letter words
15 words found3-letter words
17 words found+ 2 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
10 words foundWords hidden inside INDICTION
Without moving a single letter, reading indiction straight through uncovers 3 shorter words — diction, indict, ion. The longest unbroken run is diction.
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Shorter words inside INDICTION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to INDICTION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and indiction opens up 2 10-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
9
Distinct
6
Vowels
44%
I, I, I, O
Consonants
56%
N, D, C, T, N
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Solving INDICTION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters indiction?
Rearranging the 9 letters in indiction produces 59 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 9-letter answer indiction here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does indiction have any anagrams?
Using all 9 letters, indiction rearranges into exactly one word: indiction.
What is the longest word you can make from indiction?
The longest solution is indiction at 9 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from indiction?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: indiction yields cod, con, cot, din, dit, doc, don, dot, inn and ion. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "indiction" used in a sentence?
Indiction is itself a valid word. For example: "Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from indiction scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, indiction is the top scorer from indiction at 12 points, followed by diction (10), idiotic (10) and nicotin (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside indiction?
Read left to right without moving any letters and indiction already contains 3 shorter words: diction, indict and ion. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is diction. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.