LEXICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LEXICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEXICAL?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEXICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEXICAL
No single letter turns LEXICAL into another word.
How LEXICAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEXICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What stands out about LEXICAL
- LEXICAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEXICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.
Linguists use lexical to separate questions about words and meanings from questions about grammar. A lexical item is a word with content of its own, such as table or run, as opposed to a purely grammatical particle.
How LEXICAL is used
Lexical appears in linguistics and language teaching, as in lexical errors or lexical gaps.
- The learner made a lexical mistake by using the wrong word.
- A lexical gap means a language has no single word for an idea.
- The lexical content of the poem is simple, but the grammar is complex.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEXICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEXICAL
15 longer words begin with LEXICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LEXICAL
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Common questions about LEXICAL
- Is LEXICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEXICAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEXICAL worth?
- LEXICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEXICAL mean?
- Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.
- What letters can be added to LEXICAL?
- No single letter can be added to LEXICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEXICAL:
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