RHETORICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. RHETORICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHETORICAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RHETORICAL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHETORICAL
No single letter turns RHETORICAL into another word.
How RHETORICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RHETORICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RHETORICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RHETORICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the art of persuasive speaking and writing, or meant to impress rather than to inform.
Rhetorical can be neutral, as in a rhetorical device taught in school, or mildly critical when speech is mere show. A rhetorical question is the best known case, asked for effect with no answer expected. Politicians are often accused of rhetorical flourish without substance.
How RHETORICAL is used
Rhetorical is used for questions, devices, skill, and style in speeches and persuasive writing.
- Why would anyone do that? he asked, and it was purely rhetorical.
- The speech relied on rhetorical tricks rather than facts.
- She studied rhetorical technique in her first year at university.
- His rhetorical skill won over the jury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHETORICAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RHETORICAL
1 longer words begin with RHETORICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RHETORICAL
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Common questions about RHETORICAL
- Is RHETORICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHETORICAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHETORICAL worth?
- RHETORICAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHETORICAL mean?
- Relating to the art of persuasive speaking and writing, or meant to impress rather than to inform.
- What letters can be added to RHETORICAL?
- No single letter can be added to RHETORICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RHETORICAL:
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