addiction
NOUN
/ə'dɪkʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
addiction is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2D2I1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does addiction mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs).
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2
An abnormally strong craving.
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3
(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master.
“under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery”
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