EDICTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EDICTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EDICTAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDICTAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDICTAL
No single letter turns EDICTAL into another word.
How EDICTAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EDICTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about EDICTAL
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EDICTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to an edict, which is an official order issued by an authority.
Edictal law grew in Rome from the proclamations of magistrates. In modern writing edictal can describe any decree handed down by a ruler.
How EDICTAL is used
The word edictal is rare and belongs to legal and historical prose.
- The emperor ruled largely by edictal authority.
- Scholars study the edictal tradition of the Roman courts.
- An edictal notice was posted in the square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDICTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EDICTAL
The 7 tiles of EDICTAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EDICTAL
1 longer words begin with EDICTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EDICTAL
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Common questions about EDICTAL
- Is EDICTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDICTAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDICTAL worth?
- EDICTAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDICTAL mean?
- Relating to an edict, which is an official order issued by an authority.
- What letters can be added to EDICTAL?
- No single letter can be added to EDICTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EDICTAL:
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