What does FORMAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈfɔrməl/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)“pay one's formal respects”
  2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority“formal duties”
  3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms“the paper was written in formal English”
  4. represented in simplified or symbolic form
  5. logically deductive“formal proof”
  6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court“a courtly gentleman”

noun

  1. a lavish dance requiring formal attire
  2. a gown for evening wear

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

formals12

Anagrams of FORMAL

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

Words inside FORMAL

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

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Questions

Is FORMAL a valid word in word games?

FORMAL 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 FORMAL worth?

FORMAL is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FORMAL?

48 other words, including OF, FOR, FROM and OR.