CONFEDERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CONFEDERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONFEDERAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONFEDERAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONFEDERAL
No single letter turns CONFEDERAL into another word.
How CONFEDERAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CONFEDERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONFEDERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONFEDERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to a confederation, a union of states that keep much of their own independence.
A confederal system gives the central body limited powers, unlike a federal one where it is stronger. The word appears in political science and in debates over how loosely countries should be tied together.
How CONFEDERAL is used
Used in politics and constitutional studies.
- The treaty set up a confederal union of small states.
- A confederal model leaves most decisions to the members.
- Scholars compared confederal and federal designs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONFEDERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about CONFEDERAL
- Is CONFEDERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONFEDERAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONFEDERAL worth?
- CONFEDERAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONFEDERAL mean?
- Relating to a confederation, a union of states that keep much of their own independence.
- What letters can be added to CONFEDERAL?
- No single letter can be added to CONFEDERAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CONFEDERAL:
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