RADICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RADICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADICAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADICAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
radicalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RADICAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RADICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does RADICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very different from the usual and affecting the root of something, especially in a thorough way.
A radical change goes to the basic cause rather than the surface. As a noun, a radical is someone who wants sweeping political change, and in chemistry it is a group of atoms.
How RADICAL is used
Radical can be neutral, admiring or critical depending on the speaker.
- The school adopted a radical new teaching method.
- The radical reform altered the whole system.
- Her radical ideas shocked the committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RADICAL
21 longer words begin with RADICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RADICAL
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Common questions about RADICAL
- Is RADICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADICAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADICAL worth?
- RADICAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADICAL mean?
- Very different from the usual and affecting the root of something, especially in a thorough way.
- What letters can be added to RADICAL?
- RADICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RADICAL:
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