PARTICIPIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PARTICIPIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARTICIPIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARTICIPIAL is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARTICIPIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
participialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARTICIPIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARTICIPIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARTICIPIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARTICIPIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or formed from a verb form that works like an adjective.
Grammar teachers talk about a participial phrase when a clause begins with a word like running or broken. Such phrases add detail to a noun without a full verb. The adjective sits mostly in grammar books and language classes.
How PARTICIPIAL is used
Participial is a grammar term used with phrase, clause, adjective or ending.
- Walking down the street is a participial phrase in this sentence.
- The students underlined each participial clause.
- A participial adjective such as broken describes a noun.
- The ending -ing marks a present participial form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARTICIPIAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARTICIPIAL
2 longer words begin with PARTICIPIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARTICIPIAL
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Common questions about PARTICIPIAL
- Is PARTICIPIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARTICIPIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARTICIPIAL worth?
- PARTICIPIAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARTICIPIAL mean?
- Relating to or formed from a verb form that works like an adjective.
- What letters can be added to PARTICIPIAL?
- PARTICIPIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARTICIPIAL:
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