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Is clerical a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word clerical is a Scrabble US word. The word clerical is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is clerical a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word clerical is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

CLERICAL,

7-letter words (1 found)

CALICLE,

6-letter words (13 found)

ALLICE,CAILLE,CALLER,CARCEL,CELIAC,CELLAR,CERCAL,CICALE,CIRCLE,CLERIC,ECLAIR,LACIER,RECALL,

5-letter words (22 found)

AREIC,ARIEL,CARLE,CECAL,CELLA,CELLI,CERCI,CERIA,CERIC,CIRCA,CLEAR,CRAIC,ERICA,ILEAC,ILEAL,ILLER,LACER,LILAC,RAILE,RECAL,RELIC,RILLE,

4-letter words (43 found)

ACER,ACRE,ALEC,ARIL,ARLE,CALL,CARE,CARL,CECA,CEIL,CELL,CIEL,CILL,CIRE,CIRL,CRIA,EARL,ERIC,ICER,ILEA,LACE,LAER,LAIC,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LEAL,LEAR,LEIR,LIAR,LICE,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,RACE,RAIL,RALE,REAL,RIAL,RICE,RIEL,RILE,RILL,

3-letter words (25 found)

ACE,AIL,AIR,ALE,ALL,ARC,ARE,CAL,CAR,CEL,EAR,ELL,ERA,ICE,ILL,IRE,LAC,LAR,LEA,LEI,LIE,RAI,REC,REI,RIA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,EA,EL,ER,LA,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 116 words from clerical according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of clerical

clerical

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/

Adjective

clerical (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to clerks or their work.
  2. Of or relating to the clergy.
    Synonym: cleric

Derived terms

Related terms

  • clergy
  • clergyman
  • cleric
  • clerk

Translations

Noun

clerical (plural clericals)

  1. (now uncommon) A member of the clergy. [from 19th c.]
  2. (in the plural, informal) Clerical garments. [from 19th c.]

Further reading

  • “clerical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “clerical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [klə.ɾiˈkal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [kle.ɾiˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

clerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural clericals)

  1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

  • clericalisme

Further reading

  • “clerical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “clerical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “clerical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “clerical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”).

Adjective

clerical m or f (plural clericais)

  1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

  • clericalismo

Related terms

  • clero

Further reading

  • “clerical” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricālis (“clerical”), from clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: re‧ci‧tal

Adjective

clerical m or f (plural clericais)

  1. clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

  • anticlerical
  • clericalismo

Related terms

  • clero

Further reading

  • “clerical” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clérical, from Latin clericalis. By surface analysis, cleric +‎ -al.

Adjective

clerical m or n (feminine singular clericală, masculine plural clericali, feminine and neuter plural clericale)

  1. clerical

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin clēricālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kleɾiˈkal/ [kle.ɾiˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cle‧ri‧cal

Adjective

clerical m or f (masculine and feminine plural clericales)

  1. (relational) clergy; clerical (of or relating to the clergy)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “clerical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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