What does MARGINAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈmɑrdʒənəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. at or constituting a border or edge“the marginal strip of beach”
  2. of questionable or minimal quality“borderline grades”
  3. just barely adequate or within a lower limit“a bare majority”
  4. producing at a rate that barely covers production costs“marginal industries”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of MARGINAL

alarming11

Words inside MARGINAL

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

animal8 margin9 again6 alarm7 maria7 alan4gain5 girl5 mail6 main6 nail4 rail4 rain4 ring5 aim5 air3 arm5 man5 mar5 ran3ai2 al2am4an2in2 la2 li2 ma4 mi4 na2

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Questions

Is MARGINAL a valid word in word games?

MARGINAL 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 MARGINAL worth?

MARGINAL is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MARGINAL?

161 other words, including IN, AN, MAN and AM.