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Is optional a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word optional is a Scrabble US word. The word optional is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

O1P3T1I1O1N1A1L1

Is optional a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word optional is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

O1P3T1I1O1N1A1L1

Is optional a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word optional is a Words With Friends word. The word optional is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1P4T1I1O1N2A1L2

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8-letter words (2 found)

NOPALITO,OPTIONAL,

7-letter words (1 found)

PLATOON,

6-letter words (10 found)

LATINO,LOTION,OILPAN,OPTION,PLAINT,PLIANT,PONTAL,PONTIL,POTION,TALION,

5-letter words (32 found)

ALOIN,APIOL,INAPT,LAPIN,NAPOO,NOOIT,NOPAL,NOTAL,PAINT,PANTO,PAOLI,PAOLO,PATIN,PATIO,PIANO,PILAO,PILOT,PINOT,PINTA,PINTO,PITON,PLAIN,PLAIT,PLANT,PLOAT,POINT,POLIO,POTIN,TALON,TOLAN,TONAL,TOPOI,

4-letter words (67 found)

ALIT,ALOO,ALTO,ANIL,ANTI,ATOP,INTO,IOTA,LAIN,LANT,LATI,LINO,LINT,LION,LIPA,LIPO,LOAN,LOIN,LOON,LOOP,LOOT,LOTA,LOTI,LOTO,NAIL,NAOI,NIPA,NOIL,NOLO,NOOP,NOTA,OINT,OLIO,ONTO,OONT,OPAL,PAIL,PAIN,PALI,PANT,PIAL,PIAN,PILA,PINA,PINT,PION,PITA,PLAN,PLAT,PLOT,POLO,POLT,PONT,POOL,POON,POOT,TAIL,TAIN,TALI,TIAN,TINA,TOIL,TOLA,TOOL,TOON,TOPI,TOPO,

3-letter words (55 found)

AIL,AIN,AIT,ALP,ALT,ANI,ANT,APO,APT,ION,ITA,LAP,LAT,LIN,LIP,LIT,LOO,LOP,LOT,NAP,NAT,NIL,NIP,NIT,NOO,NOT,OAT,OIL,ONO,OON,OOP,OOT,OPA,OPT,PAL,PAN,PAT,PIA,PIN,PIT,POA,POI,POL,POO,POT,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAP,TIL,TIN,TIP,TON,TOO,TOP,

2-letter words (22 found)

AI,AL,AN,AT,IN,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NO,OI,ON,OO,OP,PA,PI,PO,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 189 words from optional according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of optional

optional

Etymology

option +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/

Adjective

optional (not comparable)

  1. Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
    Synonyms: facultative; see also Thesaurus:optional
    Antonyms: compulsory, mandatory, obligatory; see also Thesaurus:compulsory

Antonyms

  • non-optional, nonoptional

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: optioneel
    • → Indonesian: opsional

Translations

Noun

optional (plural optionals)

  1. Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
  2. (programming, sometimes capitalized) In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.

Anagrams

  • Politano

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔptsɪ̯oˈnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: op‧ti‧o‧nal

Adjective

optional (strong nominative masculine singular optionaler, not comparable)

  1. optional

Declension

Further reading

  • “optional” in Duden online
  • “optional” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English optional.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔp.ʃo.nal/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpʃonal

Noun

optional m (invariable)

  1. optional accessory
  2. handicap (horse racing)

References

Anagrams

  • pilotano

Source: wiktionary.org