alluvion
NOUN
/ə'luviən/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
alluvion is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1L1U1V4I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does alluvion mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment.
BROADER