NECROLOGICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NECROLOGICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NECROLOGICAL?
| 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 NECROLOGICAL is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECROLOGICAL
No single letter turns NECROLOGICAL into another word.
How NECROLOGICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NECROLOGICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NECROLOGICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NECROLOGICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to obituaries or to lists and records of the dead.
Necrological notices were once printed to record the death of a member of a society or church. The word survives in historical and bookish writing.
How NECROLOGICAL is used
Used in formal or historical writing about death notices and registers.
- The journal printed a necrological notice for the founder.
- Monks kept a necrological register in the abbey.
- His necrological essay praised the scholar's life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NECROLOGICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NECROLOGICAL
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Common questions about NECROLOGICAL
- Is NECROLOGICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECROLOGICAL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECROLOGICAL worth?
- NECROLOGICAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NECROLOGICAL mean?
- Relating to obituaries or to lists and records of the dead.
- What letters can be added to NECROLOGICAL?
- No single letter can be added to NECROLOGICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NECROLOGICAL:
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