RUBRICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RUBRICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBRICAL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBRICAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBRICAL
No single letter turns RUBRICAL into another word.
How RUBRICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RUBRICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUBRICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RUBRICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to rubrics, the rules for conducting a church service, or marked in red.
Rubrics were once printed in red ink in prayer books, and that habit gave rubrical its two senses. Today it shows up mainly in discussions of liturgy and old manuscripts.
How RUBRICAL is used
Appears in church history, liturgical writing and book studies.
- The priest followed every rubrical direction in the missal.
- The scribe added rubrical headings in bright red ink.
- A rubrical rule governs when the candles are lit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBRICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBRICAL
1 longer words begin with RUBRICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBRICAL
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Common questions about RUBRICAL
- Is RUBRICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBRICAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBRICAL worth?
- RUBRICAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBRICAL mean?
- Relating to rubrics, the rules for conducting a church service, or marked in red.
- What letters can be added to RUBRICAL?
- No single letter can be added to RUBRICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RUBRICAL:
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