a 1 t 1 t 1 r 1 i 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
9 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun erosion by friction
noun the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
noun sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
origin15th century, from Middle English attricion, attricioun, from Middle French attricion, attrition and its etymon, Latin attrītiō (“a rubbing against”), from the verb attrītus, past participle of atterō (“to wear”), from ad- (“to, towards”) + terō (“to rub”). By surface analysis, attrit + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
Words from these letters
- antiriot 8
- introit 7
- titrant 7
- aroint 6
- attorn 6
- attrit 6
- intort 6
- ration 6
- ratton 6
- rotini 6
- titian 6
- triton 6