MARGINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MARGINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARGINAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARGINAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARGINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marginalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARGINAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MARGINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARGINAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARGINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Small and of minor importance, or located at the edge of something.
A marginal improvement barely changes the result, and a marginal seat in politics can swing at the next election with very few votes. Economists use marginal for the extra cost or benefit of one more unit. Notes written beside a page are marginal too.
How MARGINAL is used
Marginal is common in politics, economics and everyday talk about small differences.
- The new design brought only a marginal gain in speed.
- The party fought hard to hold the marginal seat.
- He read the marginal notes in the old manuscript.
- Marginal costs rise once the factory runs at full capacity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARGINAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARGINAL
The 8 tiles of MARGINAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MARGINAL
19 longer words begin with MARGINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MARGINAL
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Common questions about MARGINAL
- Is MARGINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARGINAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARGINAL worth?
- MARGINAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARGINAL mean?
- Small and of minor importance, or located at the edge of something.
- What letters can be added to MARGINAL?
- MARGINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MARGINAL:
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