PANEGYRICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PANEGYRICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANEGYRICAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANEGYRICAL is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANEGYRICAL
No single letter turns PANEGYRICAL into another word.
How PANEGYRICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PANEGYRICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PANEGYRICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PANEGYRICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Full of high praise, in the manner of a formal speech of tribute.
A panegyrical review treats its subject almost as a hero. The word belongs to old-fashioned eulogies and carries a touch of grandeur, sometimes of excess.
How PANEGYRICAL is used
Formal and literary; describes speeches, poems and reviews.
- The obituary took a panegyrical tone.
- His panegyrical speech moved the audience.
- Few critics were so panegyrical about the novel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANEGYRICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANEGYRICAL
1 longer words begin with PANEGYRICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PANEGYRICAL
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Common questions about PANEGYRICAL
- Is PANEGYRICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANEGYRICAL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANEGYRICAL worth?
- PANEGYRICAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANEGYRICAL mean?
- Full of high praise, in the manner of a formal speech of tribute.
- What letters can be added to PANEGYRICAL?
- No single letter can be added to PANEGYRICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PANEGYRICAL:
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