Jumble solved
Is LOCUTION a word? Yes.
LOCUTION is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 8 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 106 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 106
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 4
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (O, U, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 4 remaining consonants (L, C, T, N).
locution in a sentence
“I hate these figures in locution, These about phrases forced by ceremony.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of LOCUTION
One word uses all 8 letters:
- locution
8-letter words
1 word found- locution10
7-letter words
1 word found6-letter words
6 words found5-letter words
17 words found+ 2 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
40 words found+ 25 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
29 words found+ 14 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
12 words foundWords hidden inside LOCUTION
Without moving a single letter, reading locution straight through uncovers 3 shorter words — cut, ion, loc. The longest unbroken run is cut.
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Shorter words inside LOCUTION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to LOCUTION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and locution opens up 2 9-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
8
Distinct
7
Vowels
50%
O, U, I, O
Consonants
50%
L, C, T, N
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Solving LOCUTION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters locution?
Rearranging the 8 letters in locution produces 106 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 8-letter answer locution here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does locution have any anagrams?
Using all 8 letters, locution rearranges into exactly one word: locution.
What is the longest word you can make from locution?
The longest solution is locution at 8 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from locution?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: locution yields col, con, coo, cot, cut, ion, lin, lit, loc and loo. 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 "locution" used in a sentence?
Locution is itself a valid word. For example: "I hate these figures in locution, These about phrases forced by ceremony." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from locution scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, locution is the top scorer from locution at 10 points, followed by linocut (9), coloni (8) and incult (8). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside locution?
Read left to right without moving any letters and locution already contains 3 shorter words: cut, ion and loc. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is cut. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.