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Is continual a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word continual is a Scrabble US word. The word continual is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

C3O1N1T1I1N1U1A1L1

Is continual a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word continual is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3O1N1T1I1N1U1A1L1

Is continual a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word continual is a Words With Friends word. The word continual is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1N2T1I1N2U2A1L2

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9-letter words (2 found)

CONTINUAL,INOCULANT,

8-letter words (3 found)

CONTINUA,COUNTIAN,LUNATION,

7-letter words (14 found)

ACTINON,ANNICUT,ANTLION,AUCTION,CANNOLI,CANTION,CAUTION,CONTAIN,INOCULA,LINOCUT,LUNATIC,OUTLAIN,UNCINAL,UNCTION,

6-letter words (37 found)

ACTION,ALNICO,ANICUT,ANNULI,ANOINT,ATONIC,CANNOT,CANTON,CATION,CATLIN,CITOLA,COITAL,COLTAN,COUTIL,INCANT,INCULT,LATINO,NATION,NAUTIC,NOCTUA,NOUNAL,NUNCIO,OILCAN,OILNUT,TALION,TANNIC,TINCAL,TOLUIC,TOUCAN,TUNICA,ULICON,ULTION,UNCIAL,UNCOIL,UNCOLT,UNITAL,UNNAIL,

5-letter words (53 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,ALOIN,ANCON,ANION,ANNUL,ANTIC,AULIC,AULOI,CANON,CANTO,CITAL,CLAUT,CLINT,CLOUT,COATI,COLIN,CONIA,CONIN,COTAN,COUNT,COUTA,CULTI,CUNIT,CUTIN,ICTAL,INCUT,INULA,LINAC,LOTIC,NAUNT,NICOL,NITON,NOINT,NOTAL,OCTAL,OCTAN,OCULI,ONTIC,TALON,TAUON,TICAL,TOLAN,TONAL,TONIC,TUINA,TUNIC,UNCIA,UNICA,UNION,UNLIT,UNTIL,UNTIN,

4-letter words (96 found)

AITU,ALCO,ALIT,ALTO,ANIL,ANNO,ANON,ANTI,ATOC,AUNT,AUTO,CAIN,CALO,CANN,CANT,CAUL,CIAO,CION,CITO,CLAN,CLAT,CLIT,CLON,CLOT,CLOU,COAL,COAT,COIL,COIN,COIT,COLA,COLT,CONI,CONN,CUIT,CULT,CUNT,ICON,INTO,IOTA,LAIC,LAIN,LANT,LATI,LATU,LINN,LINO,LINT,LION,LITU,LOAN,LOCA,LOCI,LOIN,LOTA,LOTI,LOUN,LOUT,LUIT,LUNA,LUNT,NAIL,NAIN,NANO,NAOI,NOIL,NONA,NONI,NOTA,NOUL,NOUN,NOUT,OCTA,OINT,OTIC,OUTA,TACO,TAIL,TAIN,TALC,TALI,TIAN,TINA,TOIL,TOLA,TOLU,TOUN,TUAN,TUNA,ULAN,ULNA,UNAI,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,

3-letter words (52 found)

ACT,AIL,AIN,AIT,ALT,ALU,ANI,ANN,ANT,CAL,CAN,CAT,CIT,COL,CON,COT,CUT,INN,ION,ITA,LAC,LAT,LIN,LIT,LOT,LOU,LUN,NAN,NAT,NIL,NIT,NON,NOT,NUN,NUT,OAT,OCA,OIL,OUT,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAU,TIC,TIL,TIN,TOC,TON,TUI,TUN,UNI,UTA,

2-letter words (21 found)

AI,AL,AN,AT,IN,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NO,NU,OI,ON,OU,TA,TI,TO,UN,UT,

You can make 278 words from continual according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of continual

continual

Alternative forms

  • continuall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈtɪnjuəl/, /kənˈtɪnjəl/
  • Hyphenation: con‧tin‧u‧al, con‧tin‧ual

Adjective

continual (not comparable)

  1. Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
  2. (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
  3. (proscribed) Forming a continuous series.

Usage notes

In careful usage, continual refers to repeated actions “continual objections”, while continuous refers to uninterrupted actions or objects “continuous flow”, “played music continuously from dusk to dawn”. However, this distinction is not observed in informal usage, a noted example being the magic spell name “continual light” (unbroken light), in the game Dungeons & Dragons.

Related terms

  • continuance
  • continuation
  • continue
  • continuous
  • continuum

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References

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • inoculant

Source: wiktionary.org