ROYAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROYAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROYAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROYAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROYAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
royalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROYAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROYAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does ROYAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to, connected with, or worthy of a king or queen; of or relating to a monarch or royal family.
Royal attaches to almost anything associated with a monarchy, from a royal palace and a royal wedding to a royal decree that carries the force of law. Beyond the monarchy itself, the word has drifted into ordinary praise, so a royal welcome or royal treatment simply means lavish and impressive rather than literally connected to a crown. As a noun, a royal can also mean a member of a royal family, and in card games a royal flush names the highest possible poker hand.
How ROYAL is used
Common in both literal contexts involving monarchs and in loose, figurative praise meaning grand or impressive.
- The royal family waved from the palace balcony.
- Guests received a royal welcome at the hotel.
- The king signed the royal decree that afternoon.
- Her grandmother kept a program from the royal wedding.
- Winning the tournament with a royal flush felt like pure luck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROYAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROYAL
23 longer words begin with ROYAL.
Words ending in ROYAL
5 words end in ROYAL. Useful as a back hook: play ROYAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROYAL inside
10 words contain ROYAL in the middle. Words that start with ROYAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROYAL
Common questions about ROYAL
- Is ROYAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROYAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROYAL worth?
- ROYAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROYAL mean?
- Belonging to, connected with, or worthy of a king or queen; of or relating to a monarch or royal family.
- What letters can be added to ROYAL?
- ROYAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROYAL:
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