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Is practical a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word practical is a Scrabble US word. The word practical is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is practical a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word practical is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is practical a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word practical is a Words With Friends word. The word practical is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

PRACTICAL,

8-letter words (1 found)

APRACTIC,

7-letter words (10 found)

ACRATIC,CALTRAP,CAPITAL,CLIPART,PARTIAL,PATRIAL,PICCATA,PLACCAT,PLACITA,PRACTIC,

6-letter words (21 found)

ALCAIC,APICAL,ARCTIC,ATRIAL,CALCAR,CALPAC,CAPITA,CAPRIC,CARACT,CARPAL,CICALA,CITRAL,LACTIC,LARIAT,LATRIA,PARIAL,PICARA,PITARA,PLACIT,RACIAL,RICTAL,

5-letter words (46 found)

AARTI,ACARI,ALTAR,APART,ARTAL,ARTIC,ATRIA,ATRIP,CACTI,CALPA,CAPRI,CARAP,CARAT,CARPI,CARTA,CIRCA,CITAL,CLAPT,CLART,CLIPT,CRAAL,CRAIC,ICTAL,LAARI,LIART,PACTA,PARTI,PICAL,PICRA,PILAR,PLAIT,PLICA,PRIAL,RAITA,RATAL,RIATA,TAIRA,TALAR,TALPA,TAPIR,TIARA,TICAL,TICCA,TRAIL,TRIAC,TRIAL,

4-letter words (70 found)

ACAI,ACCA,ACTA,AIRT,ALAP,ALAR,ALIT,ARIA,ARIL,ARPA,ARTI,ATAP,CACA,CALP,CAPA,CAPI,CARL,CARP,CART,CIRL,CLAP,CLAT,CLIP,CLIT,CRAP,CRIA,CRIP,CRIT,LAIC,LAIR,LARI,LATI,LIAR,LIPA,LIRA,PAAL,PACA,PACT,PAIL,PAIR,PALI,PARA,PART,PIAL,PICA,PILA,PIRL,PITA,PLAT,PRAT,RACA,RAIA,RAIL,RAIT,RAPT,RATA,RIAL,RIPT,TAAL,TAIL,TALA,TALC,TALI,TAPA,TARA,TARP,TIAR,TIRL,TRAP,TRIP,

3-letter words (45 found)

AAL,ACT,AIA,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALP,ALT,APT,ARC,ART,CAA,CAL,CAP,CAR,CAT,CIT,ITA,LAC,LAP,LAR,LAT,LIP,LIT,PAC,PAL,PAR,PAT,PIA,PIC,PIR,PIT,RAI,RAP,RAT,RIA,RIP,RIT,TAI,TAP,TAR,TIC,TIL,TIP,

2-letter words (12 found)

AA,AI,AL,AR,AT,IT,LA,LI,PA,PI,TA,TI,

You can make 206 words from practical according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of practical

practical

Etymology

From Middle English practical, practicale, praktycall, from Medieval Latin practicālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹæktɪkəl/
  • Hyphenation: prac‧ti‧cal

Adjective

practical (comparative more practical, superlative most practical)

  1. Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
  2. Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
  3. Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
  4. (theater, not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
  5. (film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.

Usage notes

Example of use contrasted with practicable:

  • "While others might agree that it was practical to rewrite the entire section, it was not truly practicable given other considerations."

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "based on practice or action"): theoretical
  • (antonym(s) of "likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation"): impractical
  • (antonym(s) of "of a person"): impractical

Derived terms

Related terms

  • practicable
  • practice
  • practise
  • practitioner
  • pragmatic

Translations

Noun

practical (plural practicals)

  1. (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
  2. (theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
  3. (film) A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
  4. Laboratory experiment, test or investigation

Translations

Further reading

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

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