ECCLESIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ECCLESIAL 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 ECCLESIAL?
| 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 ECCLESIAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECCLESIAL
No single letter turns ECCLESIAL into another word.
How ECCLESIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ECCLESIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECCLESIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECCLESIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to a church or to its organization and teaching.
Ecclesial is a theologian's word, appearing with terms such as ecclesial community or ecclesial authority. It looks at the church as a body of believers and an institution. Ecclesiastical, by comparison, tends to stress the clergy and the machinery of church government.
How ECCLESIAL is used
Ecclesial is formal and mostly found in religious and academic writing.
- The document describes the ecclesial structure of the diocese.
- They formed a small ecclesial community in the town.
- The bishop had no ecclesial power over the school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECCLESIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ECCLESIAL
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Common questions about ECCLESIAL
- Is ECCLESIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECCLESIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECCLESIAL worth?
- ECCLESIAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECCLESIAL mean?
- Relating to a church or to its organization and teaching.
- What letters can be added to ECCLESIAL?
- No single letter can be added to ECCLESIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ECCLESIAL:
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