NATIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NATIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NATIONAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NATIONAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATIONAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nationalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NATIONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NATIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NATIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NATIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a whole nation, or belonging to, owned by or serving a country as a whole.
National sets something at the level of the entire country rather than a town or region, as in national holiday or national newspaper. As a noun it names a citizen of a particular state, a sense common in travel and legal documents.
How NATIONAL is used
National works as an adjective for country-wide things and as a noun for citizens of a state.
- The national anthem was played before the match.
- The story made the national news.
- Foreign nationals must register with the local office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NATIONAL
24 longer words begin with NATIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NATIONAL
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Common questions about NATIONAL
- Is NATIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATIONAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATIONAL worth?
- NATIONAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATIONAL mean?
- Relating to a whole nation, or belonging to, owned by or serving a country as a whole.
- What letters can be added to NATIONAL?
- NATIONAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NATIONAL:
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