election

NOUN /ɪ'lɛkʃən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

election is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1L1E1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does election mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A vote to select the winner of a position or political office.

“the results of the election will be announced tonight”

BROADER
VOTE
NARROWER
REELECTIONGENERAL ELECTIONPRIMARY ELECTIONRUNOFFBYE-ELECTIONBY-ELECTIONPRIMARY
RELATED
ELECTELECTORAL
2

The act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.

“her election of medicine as a profession”

BROADER
OPTIONPICKCHOICESELECTION
NARROWER
CUMULATIVE VOTECO-OPTATIONCO-OPTION
RELATED
ELECTORAL
3

The predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists).

BROADER
PREDESTINATIONFOREORDINATIONPREORDINATIONPREDETERMINATION
4

The status or fact of being elected.

“they celebrated his election”

BROADER
POSITIONSTATUS