succession
NOUN
/sək'sɛʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
succession is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1C3C3E1S1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does succession mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
A following of one thing after another in time.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
The action of following in order.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
4
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
5
A group of people or things arranged or following in order.
“a succession of stalls offering soft drinks”
“a succession of failures”
BROADER
NARROWER