DERIVATIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DERIVATIONAL 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 DERIVATIONAL?
| 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 DERIVATIONAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERIVATIONAL
No single letter turns DERIVATIONAL into another word.
How DERIVATIONAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DERIVATIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DERIVATIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DERIVATIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the way new words or forms are built from existing ones.
In linguistics a derivational suffix such as -ness makes a new word, unlike an inflectional ending that only changes tense or number. The term is also used in logic for a step-by-step proof.
How DERIVATIONAL is used
Mainly linguistic; derivational is paired with morphology and word formation.
- The suffix -ness is a derivational ending.
- The student studied derivational morphology in her course.
- The proof uses a derivational argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERIVATIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERIVATIONAL
The 12 tiles of DERIVATIONAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DERIVATIONAL
1 longer words begin with DERIVATIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DERIVATIONAL
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Common questions about DERIVATIONAL
- Is DERIVATIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERIVATIONAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERIVATIONAL worth?
- DERIVATIONAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERIVATIONAL mean?
- Relating to the way new words or forms are built from existing ones.
- What letters can be added to DERIVATIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to DERIVATIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DERIVATIONAL:
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