EVANGELICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EVANGELICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVANGELICAL?
| 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 EVANGELICAL is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVANGELICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
evangelicalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVANGELICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EVANGELICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EVANGELICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EVANGELICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to a Protestant tradition that stresses the authority of the Bible and personal conversion; also relating to the gospel.
Evangelical can describe a church, a movement or a person, and it is also used loosely for any zealous campaigning spirit. As a noun, an evangelical is a member of that Christian tradition.
How EVANGELICAL is used
Evangelical is used in religion and, figuratively, for passionate enthusiasm about a cause.
- She grew up in an evangelical family that attended church twice a week.
- The speaker had an evangelical zeal for recycling.
- The evangelical movement spread quickly in the nineteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVANGELICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVANGELICAL
5 longer words begin with EVANGELICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EVANGELICAL
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Common questions about EVANGELICAL
- Is EVANGELICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVANGELICAL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVANGELICAL worth?
- EVANGELICAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVANGELICAL mean?
- Belonging to a Protestant tradition that stresses the authority of the Bible and personal conversion; also relating to the gospel.
- What letters can be added to EVANGELICAL?
- EVANGELICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EVANGELICAL:
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