WRONGFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WRONGFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRONGFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRONGFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRONGFUL
No single letter turns WRONGFUL into another word.
How WRONGFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WRONGFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WRONGFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WRONGFUL
- All 8 letters of WRONGFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WRONGFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unjust, unlawful or unfair, especially in a way that violates someone's rights.
Wrongful is common in legal language, in phrases such as wrongful dismissal and wrongful conviction. It signals that harm came from an act that should not have been done at all.
How WRONGFUL is used
Wrongful is typical of legal and news writing about unjust treatment.
- He sued for wrongful dismissal.
- The court overturned the wrongful conviction.
- The family claimed a wrongful death.
- A wrongful arrest caused public anger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRONGFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WRONGFUL
3 longer words begin with WRONGFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in WRONGFUL
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Common questions about WRONGFUL
- Is WRONGFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRONGFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRONGFUL worth?
- WRONGFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRONGFUL mean?
- Unjust, unlawful or unfair, especially in a way that violates someone's rights.
- What letters can be added to WRONGFUL?
- No single letter can be added to WRONGFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WRONGFUL:
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