PRINCIPIAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRINCIPIAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PRINCIPIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRINCIPIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRINCIPIAL
No single letter turns PRINCIPIAL into another word.
How PRINCIPIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRINCIPIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRINCIPIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PRINCIPIAL
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Common questions about PRINCIPIAL
- Is PRINCIPIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PRINCIPIAL is not in it.
- How many points is PRINCIPIAL worth?
- PRINCIPIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRINCIPIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PRINCIPIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRINCIPIAL:
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