SENSATIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SENSATIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENSATIONAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENSATIONAL is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENSATIONAL
No single letter turns SENSATIONAL into another word.
How SENSATIONAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SENSATIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENSATIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SENSATIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing great public excitement or interest, or extremely good and impressive.
Sensational can be negative, describing reporting that exaggerates to shock readers. In casual speech it is a strong compliment for a wonderful result or performance.
How SENSATIONAL is used
Sensational is used for exciting news, for dramatic stories and as informal praise.
- The newspaper ran a sensational story about the scandal.
- She gave a sensational performance in the final.
- The sensational discovery made headlines worldwide.
- The view from the top was sensational.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENSATIONAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SENSATIONAL
14 longer words begin with SENSATIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SENSATIONAL
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Common questions about SENSATIONAL
- Is SENSATIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENSATIONAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENSATIONAL worth?
- SENSATIONAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENSATIONAL mean?
- Causing great public excitement or interest, or extremely good and impressive.
- What letters can be added to SENSATIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to SENSATIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SENSATIONAL:
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