GRADUALISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRADUALISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRADUALISTIC?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRADUALISTIC is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRADUALISTIC
No single letter turns GRADUALISTIC into another word.
How GRADUALISTIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GRADUALISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRADUALISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRADUALISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Favouring or based on slow, step-by-step change rather than sudden upheaval.
Gradualistic describes a view of change, in politics or in biology, that expects it to come in small increments. In evolution it is the opposite of punctuated ideas, where change comes in bursts.
How GRADUALISTIC is used
Gradualistic is used in political and scientific debate about how fast change should or does happen.
- He took a gradualistic approach to reforming the tax system.
- The gradualistic model says species change little by little.
- Critics called the plan too gradualistic to matter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRADUALISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRADUALISTIC
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Common questions about GRADUALISTIC
- Is GRADUALISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRADUALISTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRADUALISTIC worth?
- GRADUALISTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRADUALISTIC mean?
- Favouring or based on slow, step-by-step change rather than sudden upheaval.
- What letters can be added to GRADUALISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to GRADUALISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GRADUALISTIC:
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