7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -TION with definitions
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135 total entries across 2 section(s)
Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | ALATION | S | [n. -S] · the state of having wings |
| — | AMOTION | S | [n. -S] · the removal of a corporate officer from his office |
| — | AUCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to sell publicly to the highest bidder |
| — | BASTION | S | [n. -S] · a fortified place |
| — | CAPTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to provide with a title |
| — | CAUTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to warn |
| — | COITION | S | [n. -S] · coitus / [x] { coition coitus § coitions coituses § coital § coitally } |
| — | DICTION | S | [n. -S] · choice and use of words in speech or writing |
| S | EDITION | S | [n. -S] · a particular series of printed material |
| DGR | ELATION | S | [n. -S] · a feeling of great joy |
| — | ELUTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of eluting «to remove by means of a solvent» |
| DR | EMOTION | S | [n. -S] · an affective state of consciousness |
| V | ENATION | S | [n. -S] · an outgrowth from the surface of an organ |
| — | FACTION | S | [n. -S] · a clique within a larger group |
| — | FICTION | S | [n. -S] · a literary work whose content is produced by the imagination |
| EF | LECTION | S | [n. -S] · a portion of sacred writing read in a church service |
| — | MENTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to refer to in a casual manner |
| — | ORATION | S | [n. -S] · a formal speech |
| N | OVATION | S | [n. -S] · an expression or demonstration of popular acclaim |
| — | PACTION | S | [n. -S] · a pact / [x] { pact paction § pactions pacts § pact paction pactions pacts } |
| — | PORTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into shares for distribution |
| — | RUCTION | S | [n. -S] · a ruckus |
| — | SECTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into sections |
| — | STATION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to assign to a position |
| — | SUCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove by the process of sucking |
| — | TACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of touching |
| — | TUITION | S | [n. -S] · a fee for instruction |
| FJ | UNCTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of anointing |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ABLATION | S | [n. -S] · surgical removal of a bodily part |
| — | ABLUTION | S | [n. -S] · a washing |
| — | ABORTION | S | [n. -S] · induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus |
| — | ADAPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of adapting - ADAPTIVE [a.] |
| — | ADDITION | S | [n. -S] · something added |
| — | ADNATION | S | [n. -S] · the state of being adnate «joined to another part or organ» |
| — | ADOPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of adopting - ADOPTIVE [a.] |
| — | AERATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of aerating «to supply with air» |
| — | AGNATION | S | [n. -S] · the relationship of agnates |
| — | AMBITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to seek with eagerness |
| — | AUDITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to give a trial performance |
| — | AVIATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of aviating «to fly an aircraft» - AVIATIC [a.] (=aviatic) |
| — | CITATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of citing - CITATORY [a.] |
| — | COACTION | S | [n. -S] · joint action |
| — | CONATION | S | [n. -S] · the inclination to act purposefully - CONATIVE [a.] |
| — | COOPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of coopting «to elect or appoint» |
| — | CREATION | S | [n. -S] · something created |
| — | CURATION | S | [n. -S] · the work of a curator |
| — | DELATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of delating «to accuse» |
| — | DELETION | S | [n. -S] · the act of deleting |
| — | DEMOTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of demoting |
| — | DERATION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to free from rationing |
| — | DEVOTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of devoting |
| — | DILATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of dilating |
| — | DILUTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of diluting |
| — | DONATION | S | [n. -S] · something donated / [x] { donation donative § donations donatives } |
| — | DOTATION | S | [n. -S] · an endowment |
| — | DURATION | S | [n. -S] · continuance in time |
| DRS | EDUCTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of educing «to draw forth or bring out» - EDUCTIVE [a.] |
| — | EGESTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of egesting «to discharge from the body» - EGESTIVE [a.] |
| DR | EJECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of ejecting |
| S | ELECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of electing |
| — | ENACTION | S | [n. -S] · the action of enacting |
| — | EQUATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of equating |
| — | ERECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of erecting |
| — | ERUPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of erupting |
| — | EVECTION | S | [n. -S] · irregularity in the moon's motion |
| — | EVICTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of evicting |
| — | EXACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of exacting |
| — | EXERTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of exerting |
| — | FETATION | S | [n. -S] · the development of a fetus |
| — | FIXATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of fixating |
| — | FLECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of bending / [x] { flection flexion § flections flexions } |
| — | FRACTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into portions |
| — | FRICTION | S | [n. -S] · the rubbing of one body against another |
| — | FRUITION | S | [n. -S] · the accomplishment of something desired |
| — | FUNCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to be in action |
| — | GELATION | S | [n. -S] · the process of gelling |
| — | GUMPTION | S | [n. -S] · shrewdness «derivative of shrewd» |
| — | GYRATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of gyrating |
| — | HALATION | S | [n. -S] · a blurring of light in photographs |
| — | HIMATION | S | [n. -MATIA or -MATIONS] · a loose outer garment |
| — | IDEATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of ideating «to form an idea» |
| — | IGNITION | S | [n. -S] · the act of igniting |
| — | ILLATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of inferring |
| — | INACTION | S | [n. -S] · lack of action |
| — | IODATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of iodating «to iodize» / [x] { iodation iodination iodization § iodations iodinations } |
| — | JUNCTION | S | [n. -S] · a place where things join |
| C | LAVATION | S | [n. -S] · the acting of washing |
| — | LAXATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of relaxing |
| — | LEGATION | S | [n. -S] · the sending of an official envoy |
| — | LENITION | S | [n. -S] · a change in articulation |
| — | LIBATION | S | [n. -S] · a ceremonial pouring of a liquid |
| — | LIGATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of ligating «to bind» - LIGATIVE [a.] |
| — | LOBATION | S | [n. -S] · the formation of lobes |
| — | LOCATION | S | [n. -S] · the place where something is at a given moment |
| E | LOCUTION | S | [n. -S] · a particular form of expression |
| — | LUNATION | S | [n. -S] · the interval between two successive new moons |
| — | LUXATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of luxating «to put out of joint» |
| — | MONITION | S | [n. -S] · a warning |
| — | MUNITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to furnish with war materiel |
| — | MUTATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of changing - MUTATIVE [a.] |
| — | NATATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of swimming |
| — | NEGATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of negating |
| — | NIDATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of nidating «to become implanted in the uterus» |
| — | NOTATION | S | [n. -S] · a system of symbols |
| — | NOVATION | S | [n. -S] · the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one |
| — | NUTATION | S | [n. -S] · an oscillatory movement of the axis of a rotating body |
| — | OBLATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of making a religious offering - OBLATORY [a.] |
| — | PETITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make a formal request |
| — | POSITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put in a particular location |
| — | POTATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of drinking |
| — | PUNITION | S | [n. -S] · the act of punishing; punishment |
| — | PUPATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of pupating «to pass through the pupal stage» |
| — | QUESTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to put a question to |
| — | REACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of reacting |
| — | RELATION | S | [n. -S] · a significant association between two or more things |
| — | REMOTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of removing |
| — | ROGATION | S | [n. -S] · the proposal of a law in ancient Rome~ |
| — | ROTATION | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of rotating - ROTATIVE [a.] |
| — | SANCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to authorize |
| — | SEDATION | S | [n. -S] · the reduction of stress or excitement by the use of sedatives |
| — | SEDITION | S | [n. -S] · incitement of rebellion against a government |
| I | SOLATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of solating «to change to a fluid colloidal system» |
| — | SOLUTION | S | [n. -S] · a homogeneous liquid mixture |
| — | SORPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act or process of sorbing - SORPTIVE [a.] |
| — | STICTION | S | [n. -S] · the force required to begin to move a body that is in contact with another body |
| — | SUDATION | S | [n. -S] · excessive sweating |
| — | TAXATION | S | [n. -S] · the process of taxing |
| — | TRACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of pulling or drawing over a surface - TRACTIVE [a.] |
| — | VACATION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to take a vacation |
| — | VENATION | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of veins |
| — | VEXATION | S | [n. -S] · a cause of trouble |
| AE | VOCATION | S | [n. -S] · the work in which a person is regularly employed |
| — | VOLITION | S | [n. -S] · the power of choosing or determining |
| E | VOLUTION | S | [n. -S] · a spiral |
| O | ZONATION | S | [n. -S] · arrangement in zones |
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