avulsion
NOUN
/ə'vəlʃən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
avulsion is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1V4U1L1S1I1O1N1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does avulsion mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another.
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2
An abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another.
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