What does HISTORICAL mean?

Pronunciation
/hɪˈstɔrɪkəl/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
15
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. of or relating to the study of history“historical scholars”
  2. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary“the historical Jesus”
  3. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past“historic victories”
  4. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time“diachronic linguistics”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of HISTORICAL

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

Words inside HISTORICAL

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

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Questions

Is HISTORICAL a valid word in word games?

HISTORICAL 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 HISTORICAL worth?

HISTORICAL is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HISTORICAL?

546 other words, including TO, IS, IT and THIS.