MATRIARCHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MATRIARCHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRIARCHAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 MATRIARCHAL is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRIARCHAL
No single letter turns MATRIARCHAL into another word.
How MATRIARCHAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MATRIARCHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATRIARCHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MATRIARCHAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Led or dominated by women, especially by a mother or an elder woman.
A matriarchal family or society places a woman in the position of main authority. The word may describe a whole social system or just a household where the grandmother gives the orders.
How MATRIARCHAL is used
Matriarchal is used in anthropology and in casual talk about strong female heads of families.
- It was a matriarchal household, and nobody argued with grandmother.
- Some historians debate whether any truly matriarchal societies existed.
- The elephant herd has a matriarchal structure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATRIARCHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATRIARCHAL
2 longer words begin with MATRIARCHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRIARCHAL
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Common questions about MATRIARCHAL
- Is MATRIARCHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRIARCHAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRIARCHAL worth?
- MATRIARCHAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATRIARCHAL mean?
- Led or dominated by women, especially by a mother or an elder woman.
- What letters can be added to MATRIARCHAL?
- No single letter can be added to MATRIARCHAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MATRIARCHAL:
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