What does NATIONAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈnæʃənəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country“national hero”
  2. limited to or in the interests of a particular nation“national interests”
  3. concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country“the national government”
  4. owned or maintained for the public by the national government“national parks”
  5. inside the country“the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”
  6. characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation“a national trait”
  7. of or relating to nationality“national origin”

noun

  1. a person who owes allegiance to that nation“a monarch has a duty to his subjects”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

nationals9

Anagrams of NATIONAL

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

Words inside NATIONAL

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

nation6 alan4anna4 anti4 into4lion4 loan4 nail4 tail4 inn3 ion3 lit3 lot3 not3 oil3 til3ton3 ai2 al2an2at2 in2 it2la2 li2 lo2na2no2 on2 to2

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Questions

Is NATIONAL a valid word in word games?

NATIONAL 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 NATIONAL worth?

NATIONAL is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NATIONAL?

96 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.