What does INAUGURAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪˈnɔgərəl/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction“the President's inaugural address”
  2. serving to set in motion“the magazine's inaugural issue”

noun

  1. an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
  2. the ceremonial induction into a position“the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

inaugurals11

Anagrams of INAUGURAL

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

Words inside INAUGURAL

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

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Questions

Is INAUGURAL a valid word in word games?

INAUGURAL 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 INAUGURAL worth?

INAUGURAL is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from INAUGURAL?

153 other words, including IN, AN, AGAIN and RUN.