NOTIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NOTIONAL 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 NOTIONAL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOTIONAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOTIONAL
No single letter turns NOTIONAL into another word.
How NOTIONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NOTIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOTIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOTIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Existing only as an idea, estimate or theory rather than in reality.
A notional figure is one used for calculation, not one that anyone actually pays or receives. In finance a notional sum is a convenient base for working out interest, even though no money changes hands.
How NOTIONAL is used
Notional is common in finance, economics and academic writing.
- The contract is based on a notional amount of one million.
- He charged a notional rent of one pound a year.
- The plan only had a notional existence on paper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOTIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOTIONAL
5 longer words begin with NOTIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NOTIONAL
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Common questions about NOTIONAL
- Is NOTIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOTIONAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOTIONAL worth?
- NOTIONAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOTIONAL mean?
- Existing only as an idea, estimate or theory rather than in reality.
- What letters can be added to NOTIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to NOTIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NOTIONAL:
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