MATRIMONIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MATRIMONIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRIMONIAL?
| 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 MATRIMONIAL is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRIMONIAL
No single letter turns MATRIMONIAL into another word.
How MATRIMONIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MATRIMONIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATRIMONIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MATRIMONIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Connected with marriage or with married people.
Matrimonial often appears in legal and ceremonial phrases such as matrimonial law or matrimonial home. It sounds more formal than the plain phrase related to marriage.
How MATRIMONIAL is used
Typical in legal, religious and newspaper language about marriage and married life.
- The couple sold their matrimonial home after the divorce.
- A matrimonial dispute ended up in the family court.
- The newspaper ran a column of matrimonial advertisements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATRIMONIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATRIMONIAL
1 longer words begin with MATRIMONIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRIMONIAL
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Common questions about MATRIMONIAL
- Is MATRIMONIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRIMONIAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRIMONIAL worth?
- MATRIMONIAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATRIMONIAL mean?
- Connected with marriage or with married people.
- What letters can be added to MATRIMONIAL?
- No single letter can be added to MATRIMONIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MATRIMONIAL:
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