EMPIRICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EMPIRICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPIRICAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPIRICAL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPIRICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empiricalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPIRICAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMPIRICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPIRICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPIRICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Based on observation, experiment or experience rather than on pure theory.
Empirical evidence is what you can measure or watch happen, which is why scientists ask for it. The word sets hands-on testing against armchair reasoning and is common in research and policy debates.
How EMPIRICAL is used
Empirical often modifies evidence, data, study, research or method.
- The claim needs empirical evidence, not just opinion.
- Their empirical study tracked a thousand patients for five years.
- He took an empirical approach and simply tried each fix in turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPIRICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPIRICAL
4 longer words begin with EMPIRICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPIRICAL
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Common questions about EMPIRICAL
- Is EMPIRICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPIRICAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPIRICAL worth?
- EMPIRICAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPIRICAL mean?
- Based on observation, experiment or experience rather than on pure theory.
- What letters can be added to EMPIRICAL?
- EMPIRICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMPIRICAL:
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