Definitions For Extinction
noun
- The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
- A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
- Complete annihilation
- The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
- No longer in existence
- No longer active; extinguished
- The state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal species) has died out completely
Is Extinction a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
22
The word Extinction is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Extinction in a Sentence
- The extinction of all life in the region
- The extinction of many old traditions
- Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.