CARDINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CARDINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARDINAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARDINAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARDINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cardinalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARDINAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARDINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARDINAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARDINAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A senior clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church who helps choose the pope, or a bright red North American songbird.
The word has several unrelated senses. In religion, a cardinal wears red robes and belongs to the group that elects a pope. In nature, the male cardinal is a crested red bird at garden feeders. As an adjective it also means chief or fundamental, as in a cardinal rule.
How CARDINAL is used
Context decides whether it means a church official, a bird or, as an adjective, something fundamental.
- The cardinal blessed the crowd from the balcony.
- A bright red cardinal landed on the feeder this morning.
- Each cardinal in the conclave cast a secret vote.
- Punctuality is the cardinal rule in this office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARDINAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARDINAL
10 longer words begin with CARDINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARDINAL
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Common questions about CARDINAL
- Is CARDINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARDINAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARDINAL worth?
- CARDINAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARDINAL mean?
- A senior clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church who helps choose the pope, or a bright red North American songbird.
- What letters can be added to CARDINAL?
- CARDINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARDINAL:
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