CLASSICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLASSICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLASSICAL?
| 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 CLASSICAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLASSICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
classicalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLASSICAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLASSICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLASSICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLASSICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to ancient Greece and Rome, or to a traditional, highly regarded style.
Classical can point to ancient culture, to music of the late eighteenth century, or to anything judged a standard of its kind. A classical education, for example, centres on Latin and Greek.
How CLASSICAL is used
The word classical changes meaning with the field, such as music, art or physics.
- She studied classical Greek at university.
- He plays classical guitar in an orchestra.
- The building has a classical facade with tall columns.
- Classical physics fails at very small scales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLASSICAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLASSICAL
10 longer words begin with CLASSICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CLASSICAL
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Common questions about CLASSICAL
- Is CLASSICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLASSICAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLASSICAL worth?
- CLASSICAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLASSICAL mean?
- Relating to ancient Greece and Rome, or to a traditional, highly regarded style.
- What letters can be added to CLASSICAL?
- CLASSICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLASSICAL:
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