CORRECTIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CORRECTIONAL 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 CORRECTIONAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORRECTIONAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORRECTIONAL
No single letter turns CORRECTIONAL into another word.
How CORRECTIONAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CORRECTIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORRECTIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORRECTIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders, or intended to correct faults.
Correctional most often appears in the name of a prison or a prison officer in American usage. It stresses reform rather than pure punishment, so a correctional programme offers training or counselling.
How CORRECTIONAL is used
Correctional is common in criminal justice and prison administration.
- He works as a correctional officer at the county jail.
- The correctional facility introduced reading classes.
- A correctional approach aims to prevent reoffending.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORRECTIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CORRECTIONAL
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Common questions about CORRECTIONAL
- Is CORRECTIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORRECTIONAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORRECTIONAL worth?
- CORRECTIONAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORRECTIONAL mean?
- Relating to the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders, or intended to correct faults.
- What letters can be added to CORRECTIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to CORRECTIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CORRECTIONAL:
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