What does PROFESSIONAL mean?

Pronunciation
/prəˈfɛʃənəl/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
20
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood“the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications”
  2. of or relating to or suitable as a profession“professional organizations”
  3. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession“professional conduct”
  4. of or relating to a profession“we need professional advice”
  5. engaged in by members of a profession“professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching”

noun

  1. a person engaged in one of the learned professions
  2. an athlete who plays for pay
  3. an authority qualified to teach apprentices

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

professionals18

Anagrams of PROFESSIONAL

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

Words inside PROFESSIONAL

1,354 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is PROFESSIONAL a valid word in word games?

PROFESSIONAL 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 PROFESSIONAL worth?

PROFESSIONAL is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PROFESSIONAL?

1,354 other words, including OF, IN, IS and FOR.