PHARISAICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PHARISAICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHARISAICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHARISAICAL is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHARISAICAL
No single letter turns PHARISAICAL into another word.
How PHARISAICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHARISAICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHARISAICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHARISAICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Self-righteous and hypocritical, caring more for outward show of virtue than for real goodness.
Pharisaical draws on the Pharisees of the New Testament, who were accused of valuing ritual over spirit. In general writing, it is a sharp accusation of sanctimonious pretence.
How PHARISAICAL is used
Formal, critical; sometimes also refers neutrally to the historical Pharisees.
- His pharisaical lectures on honesty annoyed everyone.
- The editorial condemned the pharisaical tone of the campaign.
- She disliked the pharisaical attitude of the committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHARISAICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHARISAICAL
2 longer words begin with PHARISAICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PHARISAICAL
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Common questions about PHARISAICAL
- Is PHARISAICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHARISAICAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHARISAICAL worth?
- PHARISAICAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHARISAICAL mean?
- Self-righteous and hypocritical, caring more for outward show of virtue than for real goodness.
- What letters can be added to PHARISAICAL?
- No single letter can be added to PHARISAICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHARISAICAL:
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