Emendations

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts11 letters
Definition of Emendations

noun

  1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
  2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.

    "The book might be improved by judicious emendations."

  3. An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.

    "The genus name Uramyia is an unjustified emendation of Uramya even though it uses a better transliteration of the Greek word μυῖα."

Anagrams of Emendations

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "emendations":

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Emendations"

Emendations is a 11-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "emendations" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Emendations" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "emendations" is a medium-scoring word.