What does PROVINCIAL mean?

Pronunciation
/prəˈvɪnʃəl/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
22
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. of or associated with a province“provincial government”
  2. characteristic of the provinces or their people“deeply provincial and conformist”

noun

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order“the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials”
  2. a country person

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

provincials18

Anagrams of PROVINCIAL

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

Words inside PROVINCIAL

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

civil10 plain7 coal6 iron4 loan4 pain6 pair6 plan6 rail4 rain4 air3 can5 cap7 car5 nor3oil3 pro5 ran3van6 via6al2an2in2 la2 na2no2 on2 op4or2pa4

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Questions

Is PROVINCIAL a valid word in word games?

PROVINCIAL 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 PROVINCIAL worth?

PROVINCIAL is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 22 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PROVINCIAL?

243 other words, including IN, ON, OR and AN.