What does EXTERNAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪkˈstɜrnəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
15
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface“the external auditory canal”
  2. coming from the outside“extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph”
  3. from or between other countries“external commerce”
  4. purely outward or superficial“external composure”

noun

  1. outward features“he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

externals16

Anagrams of EXTERNAL

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

Words inside EXTERNAL

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

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Questions

Is EXTERNAL a valid word in word games?

EXTERNAL 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 EXTERNAL worth?

EXTERNAL is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EXTERNAL?

142 other words, including ARE, AT, AN and NEXT.