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Is potential a Scrabble word?

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

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Is potential a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is potential a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word potential is a Words With Friends word. The word potential is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

PELTATION,POTENTIAL,

8-letter words (3 found)

ANTIPOLE,TINPLATE,TONALITE,

7-letter words (15 found)

ANTIPOT,ELATION,OPALINE,PALETOT,PANTILE,PATIENT,PENTITO,PLOTTIE,POINTEL,POLENTA,PONTILE,POTLINE,TALIPOT,TOENAIL,TOPLINE,

6-letter words (61 found)

ALPINE,APLITE,APTOTE,ATTONE,ENTAIL,ENTOIL,EOLIAN,ETALON,LATENT,LATINO,LATTEN,LATTIN,LEIPOA,LEPTIN,LEPTON,LIONET,LITTEN,LOIPEN,NOTATE,OILPAN,OPIATE,OPTANT,PANTIE,PATENT,PATINE,PATTEN,PATTIE,PATTLE,PELOTA,PENIAL,PINEAL,PINETA,PINOLE,PINTLE,PIOLET,PITTEN,PLAINT,PLANET,PLATEN,PLIANT,POINTE,POLITE,PONTAL,PONTIE,PONTIL,POTALE,POTENT,POTTLE,TALENT,TALION,TAPETI,TEAPOT,TENAIL,TEOPAN,TINEAL,TINPOT,TIPTOE,TOILET,TOLANE,TONITE,TONLET,

5-letter words (100 found)

ALIEN,ALINE,ALOIN,ALONE,ANILE,ANOLE,APIOL,ATILT,ATONE,ELAIN,ELINT,ELOIN,ENLIT,ENTIA,ETTIN,INAPT,INEPT,INLET,INTEL,LAPIN,LATEN,LATTE,LEANT,LEAPT,LENTI,LENTO,LEPTA,LIANE,LOIPE,LOTTA,LOTTE,NEPIT,NETOP,NOPAL,NOTAL,OATEN,OLEIN,OLENT,OLPAE,OPINE,PAEON,PAINT,PALET,PANEL,PANTO,PAOLI,PATEN,PATIN,PATIO,PATTE,PELON,PELTA,PENAL,PETAL,PETIT,PETTI,PETTO,PIANO,PIETA,PILAE,PILAO,PILEA,PILOT,PINOT,PINTA,PINTO,PITON,PITOT,PITTA,PLAIN,PLAIT,PLANE,PLANT,PLATE,PLATT,PLEAT,PLENA,PLEON,PLOAT,POINT,POTAE,POTIN,TAINT,TALON,TANTI,TANTO,TAPEN,TAPET,TATIE,TELIA,TELOI,TENIA,TEPAL,TINEA,TITAN,TITLE,TOILE,TOLAN,TONAL,TOTAL,

4-letter words (140 found)

AEON,AINE,ALIT,ALOE,ALTO,ANIL,ANTE,ANTI,ATOP,EINA,ELAN,ENOL,EOAN,ETAT,ETNA,ILEA,INTO,IOTA,LAIN,LANE,LANT,LATE,LATI,LEAN,LEAP,LEAT,LENO,LENT,LEPT,LIEN,LINE,LINO,LINT,LION,LIPA,LIPE,LIPO,LITE,LOAN,LOIN,LONE,LOPE,LOTA,LOTE,LOTI,NAIL,NAOI,NAPE,NEAL,NEAP,NEAT,NETT,NIPA,NITE,NOEL,NOIL,NOLE,NOPE,NOTA,NOTE,NOTT,OINT,OLEA,OLPE,ONIE,OPAL,OPEN,PAIL,PAIN,PALE,PALI,PANE,PANT,PATE,PEAL,PEAN,PEAT,PEIN,PELA,PELT,PENI,PENT,PEON,PIAL,PIAN,PIET,PILA,PILE,PINA,PINE,PINT,PION,PITA,PLAN,PLAT,PLEA,PLIE,PLOT,POET,POLE,POLT,PONE,PONT,POTE,POTT,TAEL,TAIL,TAIN,TAIT,TALE,TALI,TANE,TAPE,TATE,TEAL,TEAT,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TELT,TENT,TEPA,TIAN,TILE,TILT,TINA,TINE,TINT,TIPT,TITE,TOEA,TOIL,TOIT,TOLA,TOLE,TOLT,TONE,TOPE,TOPI,TOTE,

3-letter words (84 found)

AIL,AIN,AIT,ALE,ALP,ALT,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APO,APT,ATE,ATT,EAN,EAT,ELT,EON,ETA,ION,ITA,LAP,LAT,LEA,LEI,LEP,LET,LIE,LIN,LIP,LIT,LOP,LOT,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIL,NIP,NIT,NOT,OAT,OIL,OLE,ONE,OPA,OPE,OPT,PAL,PAN,PAT,PEA,PEL,PEN,PET,PIA,PIE,PIN,PIT,POA,POI,POL,POT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAP,TAT,TEA,TEL,TEN,TET,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIP,TIT,TOE,TON,TOP,TOT,

2-letter words (30 found)

AE,AI,AL,AN,AT,EA,EL,EN,ET,IN,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OP,PA,PE,PI,PO,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 436 words from potential according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of potential

potential

Etymology

From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). By surface analysis, potent +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/
  • Hyphenation: po‧ten‧tial

Noun

potential (countable and uncountable, plural potentials)

  1. A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
  2. (physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
  3. (physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
  4. (grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.

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Adjective

potential (not comparable)

  1. Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
    Synonyms: noumenal, spiritual, virtual
    Antonyms: actual, phenomenal, real
  2. (archaic) Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result
    Synonyms: efficacious, influential
  3. (physics) A potential field is an irrotational (static) field.
  4. (physics) A potential flow is an irrotational flow.
  5. (grammar) Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probable.

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Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

potential c

  1. potential (currently unrealized ability)
  2. (physics) potential

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Related terms

  • potens
  • potentialvandring
  • potentiell

References

  • potential in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • potential in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • potential in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org