FESTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FESTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESTAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESTAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
festalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FESTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FESTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does FESTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a feast, holiday or joyful celebration; having a cheerful, party-like air.
Festal comes from the Latin word for a feast and is closely related to festive and festival. It is the more formal and slightly old-fashioned of these neighbours, and writers choose it when they want a touch of ceremony. A festal table, a festal garment or a festal week all suggest more occasion than ordinary celebration would.
How FESTAL is used
Literary or formal; seen in descriptions of ceremonies, religious holidays and traditional feasts.
- The hall was hung with festal banners for the harvest.
- She wore a festal gown of crimson silk.
- The festal week ended with a procession through the town.
- Bells rang out in a festal peal across the valley.
- A festal mood filled the square on market day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FESTAL
2 longer words begin with FESTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FESTAL
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Common questions about FESTAL
- Is FESTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESTAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESTAL worth?
- FESTAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESTAL mean?
- Relating to a feast, holiday or joyful celebration; having a cheerful, party-like air.
- What letters can be added to FESTAL?
- FESTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FESTAL:
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