selection S₁E₁L₁E₁C₃T₁I₁O₁N₁

Selection names both the act of choosing and the thing chosen: an item picked from a larger group, or a variety of items gathered together. It also has a musical sense, meaning a piece of music. Its nine letters make a modest base score, while rearranging them gives ELECTIONS and COTELINES.

Selection at a glance

• SELECTION is nine letters long and has an 11-point base Scrabble value.
• Eight tiles are worth 1 point each; the C is worth 3.
• Its two anagrams are ELECTIONS and COTELINES.
• No one-letter neighbours appear in the nine-letter comparison.

What is the meaning of selection?

Selection means the act or process of choosing, or something that has been chosen. A selection can also be a collection of items drawn from a larger group, such as a selection of songs or books. The word works for both the decision and its result.

There is a musical sense, too: a selection can be a piece of music. That meaning fits the word’s broader idea of choosing one item from many. In ordinary use, context usually makes clear whether selection means the act of choosing or the chosen item itself.

How many points does selection score?

SELECTION scores 11 points before any board bonuses. The C supplies 3 points; S, E, L, E, T, I, O, and N each supply 1. That makes the repeated E a low-value tile, not a bonus: it contributes twice, but each E is still worth just 1.

The two anagrams use exactly the same letters: ELECTIONS, the more familiar rearrangement, and COTELINES, a less everyday-looking word. Neither is a one-letter neighbour of SELECTION; the neighbour count is zero, so there is no simple single-tile swap to try on a crowded board. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar anagram.