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COMPARTMENTATION

16 letters

◐ IN SOME DICTIONARIES
TWL06 ✗ SOWPODS ✗ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 32 pts

COMPARTMENTATION is a valid 16-letter Boggle word. It's listed in ENABLE1 but not TWL06 and SOWPODS. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 32 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. So as to prevent the spread of fire within a structure.
    • The fire spread rapidly after the building's compartmentation failed.
  2. So as to prevent the spread of water (or rarely, another fluid) between otherwise watertight compartments (especially on a ship).
    • The Titanics compartmentation' did not stop water from entering rooms.
  3. The dissemination of information and knowledge between different people or organisations on a need-to-know basis, so as to reduce the risk of espionage should one person or organisation be compromised externally; compartmentalization.