What does OFFICIAL mean?
- Pronunciation
- /əˈfɪʃəl/
- Letters
- 8
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Words With Friends score
- 18
- How common
- Very common
Meaning
adjective
- having official authority or sanction“official permission”
- of or relating to an office“official privileges”
- verified officially“the election returns are now official”
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline“in prescribed order”
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
noun
- a worker who holds or is invested with an office
- someone who administers the rules of a game or sport“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
officials17
Anagrams of OFFICIAL
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside OFFICIAL
50 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is OFFICIAL a valid word in word games?
OFFICIAL 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 OFFICIAL worth?
OFFICIAL is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from OFFICIAL?
50 other words, including OF, IF, OFF and AL.