MAGISTERIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MAGISTERIAL 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 MAGISTERIAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAGISTERIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAGISTERIAL
No single letter turns MAGISTERIAL into another word.
How MAGISTERIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MAGISTERIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAGISTERIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAGISTERIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Showing great authority and confidence, often in a commanding or overbearing way.
Magisterial can be praise, for a book or performance of impressive mastery, or a criticism, for a person who lectures others loftily. Context tells you which way it leans. It also has a narrower sense relating to a magistrate.
How MAGISTERIAL is used
Used in reviews, biography and descriptions of authoritative people or works.
- The historian published a magisterial study of the whole period.
- She waved aside the objection with a magisterial gesture.
- His magisterial tone made the junior staff nervous.
- Critics called the conductor's reading magisterial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAGISTERIAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAGISTERIAL
2 longer words begin with MAGISTERIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MAGISTERIAL
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Common questions about MAGISTERIAL
- Is MAGISTERIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAGISTERIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAGISTERIAL worth?
- MAGISTERIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAGISTERIAL mean?
- Showing great authority and confidence, often in a commanding or overbearing way.
- What letters can be added to MAGISTERIAL?
- No single letter can be added to MAGISTERIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MAGISTERIAL:
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