FACTIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FACTIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACTIONAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACTIONAL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTIONAL
No single letter turns FACTIONAL into another word.
How FACTIONAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FACTIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACTIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FACTIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a small group within a larger body that pursues its own interests.
Factional disputes tear apart parties, councils and clubs when rival camps refuse to cooperate. The word suggests division and self-interest rather than shared goals. A factional leader speaks for one side only.
How FACTIONAL is used
Factional is used in politics and organisations to describe splits and rivalries between internal groups.
- Factional infighting weakened the party before the election.
- The committee was paralysed by factional quarrels.
- She tried to rise above factional loyalties and unite the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACTIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FACTIONAL
The 9 tiles of FACTIONAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FACTIONAL
13 longer words begin with FACTIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FACTIONAL
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Common questions about FACTIONAL
- Is FACTIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTIONAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTIONAL worth?
- FACTIONAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACTIONAL mean?
- Relating to a small group within a larger body that pursues its own interests.
- What letters can be added to FACTIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to FACTIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FACTIONAL:
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