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Is factual a Scrabble word?

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

F4A1C3T1U1A1L1

Is factual a Scrabble UK word?

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

F4A1C3T1U1A1L1

Is factual a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word factual is a Words With Friends word. The word factual is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4A1C4T1U2A1L2

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7-letter words (1 found)

FACTUAL,

6-letter words (4 found)

ACTUAL,FACULA,FAUCAL,FLAUTA,

5-letter words (4 found)

CLAUT,FACTA,FATAL,FAULT,

4-letter words (18 found)

ACTA,ALFA,ATUA,AULA,CALF,CAUF,CAUL,CLAT,CULT,FACT,FAUT,FLAT,LATU,LAUF,TAAL,TALA,TALC,TUFA,

3-letter words (21 found)

AAL,ACT,AFT,ALA,ALF,ALT,ALU,AUA,AUF,CAA,CAF,CAL,CAT,CUT,FAA,FAT,FLU,LAC,LAT,TAU,UTA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AL,AT,FA,FU,LA,TA,UT,

You can make 56 words from factual according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of factual

factual

Etymology

fact +‎ -ual, modified by analogy with actual.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/
    • (dated, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfæk.tj(ʊ)əl/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfɛk.(t)ʃ(ʉː)əl/
  • Rhymes: -æktʃuəl, -æktʃəl, -ækʃuəl, -ækʃəl

Adjective

factual (comparative more factual, superlative most factual)

  1. Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
  2. True, accurate, corresponding to reality.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • fact
  • counterfactual
  • de facto

Collocations

Translations

Further reading

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

Noun

factual (uncountable)

  1. (broadcasting) Programmes having content based on facts, such as documentaries.

Anagrams

  • caul fat

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • fatual (Brazil)

Etymology

From facto +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: fac‧tu‧al

Adjective

factual m or f (plural factuais)

  1. factual (consisting of facts)

Derived terms

  • factualmente

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French factuel.

Adjective

factual m or n (feminine singular factuală, masculine plural factuali, feminine and neuter plural factuale)

  1. factual

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faɡˈtwal/ [faɣ̞ˈt̪wal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fac‧tual

Adjective

factual m or f (masculine and feminine plural factuales)

  1. factual
    Synonym: fáctico

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org