POLITICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POLITICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLITICAL?
| 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 POLITICAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLITICAL
Front hooks — 1
apoliticalBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POLITICAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLITICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLITICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLITICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Concerning the government of a country, the contest for power within it, or the ideas of parties and their members.
Political can describe an entire system, as in a political crisis, or just a person who follows public affairs closely. It sometimes carries a hint of scheming, as in a political move made for personal advantage.
How POLITICAL is used
A very common adjective in news, schools and daily conversation, placed before nouns such as party, debate or career.
- The two cousins held very different political views.
- He began his political career as a town councillor.
- The decision was more political than practical.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLITICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLITICAL
10 longer words begin with POLITICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in POLITICAL
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Common questions about POLITICAL
- Is POLITICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLITICAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLITICAL worth?
- POLITICAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLITICAL mean?
- Concerning the government of a country, the contest for power within it, or the ideas of parties and their members.
- What letters can be added to POLITICAL?
- POLITICAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLITICAL:
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