ANECDOTICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ANECDOTICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANECDOTICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANECDOTICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANECDOTICAL
No single letter turns ANECDOTICAL into another word.
How ANECDOTICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANECDOTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANECDOTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANECDOTICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Of the nature of an anecdote, or fond of telling short stories about real events.
Anecdotical is an uncommon longer form of the more familiar anecdotal. It can describe a style of speech full of little stories, or evidence that rests on personal accounts.
How ANECDOTICAL is used
Used rarely; most writers choose the shorter form anecdotal.
- The professor had an anecdotical style that kept students laughing.
- His anecdotical memoir wandered from one story to the next.
- The report relied on anecdotical evidence rather than data.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANECDOTICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANECDOTICAL
1 longer words begin with ANECDOTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANECDOTICAL
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Common questions about ANECDOTICAL
- Is ANECDOTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANECDOTICAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANECDOTICAL worth?
- ANECDOTICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANECDOTICAL mean?
- Of the nature of an anecdote, or fond of telling short stories about real events.
- What letters can be added to ANECDOTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to ANECDOTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANECDOTICAL:
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