SECTORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SECTORAL 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 SECTORAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECTORAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECTORAL
No single letter turns SECTORAL into another word.
How SECTORAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SECTORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SECTORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SECTORAL
- All 8 letters of SECTORAL are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SECTORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to one particular section of an economy, industry, or other larger whole.
Sectoral is a favourite of economists and policy writers who talk about banking, farming, or energy as separate parts of the economy. In geometry it can also refer to a circular sector.
How SECTORAL is used
Sectoral appears most often in economic and policy reports.
- The minister announced sectoral support for manufacturing.
- Sectoral growth varied widely across the country.
- A sectoral approach treats each industry on its own terms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECTORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SECTORAL
The 8 tiles of SECTORAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SECTORAL
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Common questions about SECTORAL
- Is SECTORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECTORAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECTORAL worth?
- SECTORAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECTORAL mean?
- Relating to one particular section of an economy, industry, or other larger whole.
- What letters can be added to SECTORAL?
- No single letter can be added to SECTORAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SECTORAL:
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