PATRONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PATRONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATRONAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRONAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRONAL
No single letter turns PATRONAL into another word.
How PATRONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PATRONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to a patron, especially a patron saint.
In church usage a patronal festival marks the day of the saint after whom a church is named. Outside religion the word is rare, since most people say patron's or simply use the noun.
How PATRONAL is used
Almost always met in the phrase patronal festival or patronal feast.
- The village celebrates its patronal festival every June.
- A patronal procession wound through the old square.
- The cathedral hosted a patronal mass on the saint's day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRONAL
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Common questions about PATRONAL
- Is PATRONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRONAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRONAL worth?
- PATRONAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRONAL mean?
- Relating to a patron, especially a patron saint.
- What letters can be added to PATRONAL?
- No single letter can be added to PATRONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PATRONAL:
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