ECONOMICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ECONOMICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECONOMICAL?
| 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 ECONOMICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECONOMICAL
No single letter turns ECONOMICAL into another word.
How ECONOMICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ECONOMICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECONOMICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECONOMICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Giving good value for the money, time or effort spent, or using resources carefully without waste.
An economical car sips fuel, and an economical writer wastes no words. The word is not the same as "economic", which concerns the economy as a whole.
How ECONOMICAL is used
Economical describes careful spending or good value, unlike "economic", which relates to economics.
- A small car is more economical to run.
- She was economical with the truth.
- The economical choice was to buy in bulk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECONOMICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECONOMICAL
1 longer words begin with ECONOMICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ECONOMICAL
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Common questions about ECONOMICAL
- Is ECONOMICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECONOMICAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECONOMICAL worth?
- ECONOMICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECONOMICAL mean?
- Giving good value for the money, time or effort spent, or using resources carefully without waste.
- What letters can be added to ECONOMICAL?
- No single letter can be added to ECONOMICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ECONOMICAL:
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