declension

NOUN /dɪ'klɛnʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

declension is a valid 10-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1C3L1E1N1S1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does declension mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

Process of changing to an inferior state.

SYNONYMS
DECLINE IN QUALITYDETERIORATIONWORSENING
BROADER
DIMINUTIONDECLINE
NARROWER
FALLING OFFFALLOFFSLUMPSLACKDROP-OFF
RELATED
DECLINE
2

A downward slope or bend.

SYNONYMS
DECLINATIONDECLINEDECLIVITYDESCENTDOWNSLOPEFALL
BROADER
INCLINESIDESLOPE
NARROWER
DOWNHILLSTEEP
RELATED
DECLINE
3

A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms.

“the first declension in Latin”

BROADER
FAMILYCLASSCATEGORY
RELATED
DECLINE
4

The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages.

BROADER
INFLEXIONINFLECTION
RELATED
DECLINE
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of declension

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
SECOND-LINE13INDOLENCES13

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