GENEALOGICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GENEALOGICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENEALOGICAL?
| 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 GENEALOGICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENEALOGICAL
No single letter turns GENEALOGICAL into another word.
How GENEALOGICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GENEALOGICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENEALOGICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENEALOGICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to family history and the tracing of descent from ancestors.
Genealogical records such as parish registers and census returns help hobbyists build family trees. The word is also used in biology for relationships traced through descent.
How GENEALOGICAL is used
Common among family historians; genealogical research often relies on archives.
- She spent years on genealogical research in the archive.
- The society holds a genealogical library.
- A genealogical chart showed five generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENEALOGICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENEALOGICAL
1 longer words begin with GENEALOGICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GENEALOGICAL
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Common questions about GENEALOGICAL
- Is GENEALOGICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENEALOGICAL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENEALOGICAL worth?
- GENEALOGICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENEALOGICAL mean?
- Relating to family history and the tracing of descent from ancestors.
- What letters can be added to GENEALOGICAL?
- No single letter can be added to GENEALOGICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GENEALOGICAL:
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