RATIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RATIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATIONAL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATIONAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATIONAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATIONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RATIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RATIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RATIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Based on reason and clear thinking rather than on emotion or impulse.
Calling a decision rational suggests it can be defended step by step. In mathematics, rational has a stricter meaning: a number that can be written as a fraction of two whole numbers.
How RATIONAL is used
Rational describes people, choices and arguments, and in mathematics it describes numbers such as one half.
- She gave a calm, rational explanation for the delay.
- Fear is not always rational, but it feels real.
- Three quarters is a rational number, while the square root of two is not.
- A rational buyer compares prices before choosing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATIONAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATIONAL
The 8 tiles of RATIONAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RATIONAL
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Common questions about RATIONAL
- Is RATIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATIONAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATIONAL worth?
- RATIONAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATIONAL mean?
- Based on reason and clear thinking rather than on emotion or impulse.
- What letters can be added to RATIONAL?
- RATIONAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RATIONAL:
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