Meaning
- (noun) (strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
- (noun) (generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
- (noun) A tithe or the act of tithing.
- (noun) The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
Letter breakdown
- Decimation contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Letter rearrangements
Words from these letters
- medication
- mediation
- comedian
- demoniac
- dominate
- indicate
- aconite
- demonic
- diction
- edition
- incited
- nomadic
- noticed
- action
- anemic
- atomic
- atoned
- canoed
- canted
- cation
- cinema
- coated
- coined
- daemon
- deacon
- decant
- detain
- diatom
- docent
- domain
- donate
- incite
- income
- indict
- inmate
- iodine
- maiden
- median
- minced
- minted
- moaned
- monied
- notice
- octane
- tandem
- acted
- admen
- admin
- admit
- aimed
- amend
- amino
- anime
- anode
- anted
- antic
- atone
- cadet
- cameo
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with DEC
- decade
- decadence
- decadent
- decadently
- decadents
- decades
- decaf
- decaffeinate
- decaffeinated
- decaffeinates
- decaffeinating
- decal
- decals
- decamp
- decamped
- decamping
- decamps
- decant
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Words ending with ION
Reader questions
What does Decimation mean?
(strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
What are the anagrams of Decimation?
Valid anagrams: medication.
How many letters are in Decimation?
Decimation has 10 letters.
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