What does CONVENTIONAL mean?

Pronunciation
/kənˈvɛnʃənəl/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
23
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. following accepted customs and proprieties“conventional wisdom”
  2. conforming with accepted standards“a conventional view of the world”
  3. (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy“conventional warfare”
  4. unimaginative and conformist“conventional bourgeois lives”
  5. represented in simplified or symbolic form
  6. in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past“a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white”
  7. rigidly formal or bound by convention“their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of CONVENTIONAL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CONVENTIONAL

507 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is CONVENTIONAL a valid word in word games?

CONVENTIONAL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CONVENTIONAL worth?

CONVENTIONAL is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 23 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CONVENTIONAL?

507 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.