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.
p3o1l1i1t1i1c3a1l1
PlayablePOLITICAL · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POLITICAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
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
Scrabble p3o1l1i1t1i1c3a1l1 13
Words with Friends p4o1l2i1t1i1c4a1l2 17
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.
Words starting with POLITICAL
politically18 politicalise16 politicalize25 politicalised18 politicalises17 politicalized27 politicalizes26 politicalising19 politicalizing28 politicalizatio28
10 longer words begin with POLITICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in POLITICAL
aplitic11 capitol11 coalpit11 optical11 politic11 topical11 atopic10 callop10 copita10 lipoic10 placit10 plical10 citola8 coital8 italic8 capot9 clapt9 clipt9 coapt9 copal9 optic9 pical9 picot9 plica9 topic9 apiol7 cilia7 cital7 coati7 ictal7 iliac7 licit7 lilac7 local7 lotic7 octal7 paoli7 patio7 pilao7 pilot7
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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 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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