irruption
NOUN
/ɪ'rəpʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I
irruption is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1R1R1U1P3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does irruption mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition).
SYNONYMS
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NARROWER
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2
A sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population.
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3
A sudden violent entrance; a bursting in.
“the recent irruption of bad manners”
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