OCCASIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. OCCASIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCCASIONAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCASIONAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCASIONAL
No single letter turns OCCASIONAL into another word.
How OCCASIONAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OCCASIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCCASIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCCASIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening now and then, not regularly or often.
An occasional visitor turns up every so often, and an occasional shower is a few scattered spells of rain. In furniture, an occasional table is a small piece used when needed, not every day. The word sits between rare and frequent.
How OCCASIONAL is used
Everyday adjective for irregular events; also used in furniture names.
- We take an occasional walk by the river.
- Expect occasional showers in the afternoon.
- She put the lamp on an occasional table beside the sofa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCCASIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCCASIONAL
7 longer words begin with OCCASIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCASIONAL
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Common questions about OCCASIONAL
- Is OCCASIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCCASIONAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCCASIONAL worth?
- OCCASIONAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCCASIONAL mean?
- Happening now and then, not regularly or often.
- What letters can be added to OCCASIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to OCCASIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OCCASIONAL:
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