reduction: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of reduction
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act, process, or result of reducing.
- countable, uncountable
The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
Example: A 5% reduction in robberies
- countable, uncountable
A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
- countable, uncountable
The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
Listed forms: reductions.
Source: Wiktionary — reduction.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for reduction.
noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
- decrease
- diminution
- step-down
noun
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
noun
the act of reducing complexity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is reduction in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of reduction
R(1) + E(1) + D(2) + U(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of reduction
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from reduction
362 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in reduction. Showing up to 24, longest first.