adoption
NOUN
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
adoption is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2O1P3T1I1O1N1
1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does adoption mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source.
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2
The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.
“its adoption by society”
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3
A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit).
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