PATHETICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PATHETICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATHETICAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATHETICAL is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATHETICAL
Front hooks — 1
apatheticalBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PATHETICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PATHETICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATHETICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATHETICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicrare
Stirring pity or deep feeling; moving the emotions.
Pathetical is an older, longer form that has largely given way to pathetic. Writers of past centuries used it for speeches and scenes that touched the heart. Today it looks bookish and a little quaint.
How PATHETICAL is used
Archaic variant found in older prose.
- The preacher delivered a pathetical appeal for the poor.
- Her pathetical tale of the lost child moved the whole room.
- Old novels often include pathetical farewell scenes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATHETICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATHETICAL
1 longer words begin with PATHETICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PATHETICAL
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Common questions about PATHETICAL
- Is PATHETICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATHETICAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATHETICAL worth?
- PATHETICAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATHETICAL mean?
- Stirring pity or deep feeling; moving the emotions.
- What letters can be added to PATHETICAL?
- PATHETICAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PATHETICAL:
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