VOLATILITY refers to the tendency to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially becoming dangerous or out of control, commonly used in finance and chemistry.
Yes. VOLATILITY is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends and 16 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | V | O | L | A | T | I | L | I | T | Y | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Words With Friends | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
VOLATILITY describes the quality of being subject to rapid, unpredictable changes, often with potentially dramatic or dangerous consequences. In financial markets, it measures the degree of variation in trading prices over time. In chemistry, it refers to substances that readily evaporate at normal temperatures. The concept extends metaphorically to describe unstable situations, unpredictable behavior, or rapidly changing conditions in various contexts from politics to personal temperament. Applications of volatility: Financial markets: Price fluctuations measured by standard deviation or VIX Chemistry: Tendency of substances to vaporize (e.g., alcohol, gasoline) Behavioral: Unpredictable emotional states or reactions Geopolitical: Unstable political or social conditions
The word volatility derives from Latin volatilis, meaning "flying, fleeting, swift, transitory," from volare meaning "to fly." The connection between flying and changeability reflects the swift, unpredictable nature of flight. Originally used in the 1620s to describe birds and flying creatures, the chemical sense emerged in the 1680s. The financial meaning developed in the 1860s with modern stock markets. The behavioral sense of "readily changing moods" dates from the 1640s. The root volare also gives us "volatile," "volley," and is related to "velocity."
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of VOLATILITY.
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Words inside VOLATILITY: 103 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: VITALITYOVALITYVITALLYOVALLYTIVYTOTALLYALIYOTIVYOILILYALLOYLAITYLOVAT. See all words from VOLATILITY.