ALLUVION — 8 letter word
alluvion
The word alluvion has 8 letters: A, L, L, U, V, I, O, N. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down".
8 letter word "alluvion": A L L U V I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends: 16
Letter Analysis of alluvion
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of alluvion
noun
- clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down Synonyms: alluvial sediment
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land Synonyms: flood
- gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment