Words That End In -TION
Quick answer: There are 2,585 valid words that end in -TION in the ENABLE word list this tool uses. Type your letters into the Word Unscrambler to find the ones your rack can actually play.
The -TION ending forms abstract nouns from verbs and is one of the most common noun endings in English. This list covers every valid word that ends in -TION.
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Base Scrabble tile scores, before board premiums — the highest-value words that end in -TION.
6 letters
action, cation, kation, lotion, motion, nation, notion, option, potion, ration
7 letters
alation, amotion, auction, bastion, caption, caution, coition, diction, edition, elation, elution, emotion, enation, faction, fiction, lection, mention, oration, ovation, paction, portion, ruction, section, station, suction, taction, tuition, unction
8 letters
ablation, ablution, abortion, adaption, addition, adnation, adoption, aeration, agnation, ambition, audition, aviation, citation, coaction, conation, cooption, creation, delation, deletion, demotion, devotion, dilation, dilution, donation, dotation, duration, eduction, egestion, ejection, election, equation, erection, eruption, evection, eviction, exaction, exertion, fetation, fixation, flection, fraction, friction, fruition, function, gelation, gumption, gyration, halation, himation, ideation, ignition, illation, inaction, iodation, junction, lavation, laxation, legation, lenition, libation, ligation, lobation, location, locution, lunation, luxation, monition, munition, mutation, natation, negation, notation, novation, nutation, oblation, petition, position, potation, punition, pupation, question, reaction, relation, remotion, rogation, rotation, sanction, sedation, sedition, solation, solution, sorption, stiction, sudation, taxation, traction, vacation, venation, vexation, vocation, volition, volution, zonation
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Game Strategy
-TION is a long, high-value Scrabble ending — four tiles that turn verbs into nouns (ACT → ACTION) and frequently reach premium squares.
Going Deeper
The -TION suffix converts verbs into abstract nouns (ACT → ACTION, EDUCATE → EDUCATION, CREATE → CREATION) and is extraordinarily productive. In tile games its four letters (T, I, O, N) make it a long ending that can push a word across bonus squares for a big score, though you rarely bingo with it directly. It is also a common crossword answer ending. Feed your letters to the unscrambler to list every -TION word.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words end in -TION?
The ENABLE word list contains 2,585 words ending in -TION, listed here grouped by length. The suffix is one of the most productive noun endings in English, which is why the count runs high. Nothing shorter than five letters qualifies, since the ending alone is four letters long. Use the unscrambler to find the ones your own tiles can reach.
What kind of words end in -TION?
Words ending in -TION are abstract nouns formed from verbs: ACT becomes ACTION, CREATE becomes CREATION, EDUCATE becomes EDUCATION and RELATE becomes RELATION. A few, such as NATION and MOTION, no longer have an obvious English verb behind them but follow the same Latin pattern. It is one of the most common noun endings in the language and a frequent crossword answer. All of them are valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
Is -TION good for Scrabble?
The -TION ending is a long, board-spanning ending rather than a bingo tool: its four tiles make a word reach across premium squares, but committing T, I, O and N at once rarely leaves you a bingo. It works best when the board already offers a stem you can extend. All four letters are worth 1 point, so the payoff comes from multipliers. Feed your rack to the unscrambler to see whether a -TION play is available before you commit the tiles.
What is the difference between -TION and -SION?
The choice between -TION and -SION depends on the verb it is built from: stems ending in T or TE take -TION (ACT and ACTION, CREATE and CREATION), while stems ending in D, S or SE take -SION (DECIDE and DECISION, CONFUSE and CONFUSION). Both spell the same sound, which is why the pair is such a common spelling error. This page covers only the -TION set. If the word you want is not here, the -SION form is the likely reason.