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Yes. SOLUTION is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (8 letters, 8 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"
answer, result, resolution, solvent, root
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
SOLUTION scores 8 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: I×1, L×1, N×1, O×2, S×1, T×1, U×1
SOLUTION has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
SOLUTION is a 8-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 8, starts with S, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "SOLUTION — the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"" (8 Scrabble points).
SOLUTION is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is SOLUTION a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
SOLUTION (noun): the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours". Additional senses: a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"; the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation.
In standard Scrabble scoring, SOLUTION totals 8 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. SOLUTION relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
SOLUTION is 8 letters long, begins with S, ends with N, and sorts to the alphagram ILNOOSTU. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so SOLUTION is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 4 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 8-letter entries, SOLUTION ranks by raw score (8 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include ZYZZYVAS, QUIZZIFY, QUIZZERY, QUIZZISH; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, SOLUTION carries 4 vowels and 4 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on S or N are common study angles; browse words starting with S and words ending with N to rehearse parallel sets.
SOLUTION is a 8-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 8, starts with S, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 8-letter entries like SOLUTION frequently cross shorter words; knowing that SOLUTION contains I, L, N, O, S, T, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as s??????n to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside SOLUTION include IO, LU, OL — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: S, O, L, U, T, I, N. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble solution directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 8 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat SOLUTION as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "SOLUTION — the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"" (8 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.