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Is rationale a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rationale is a Scrabble US word. The word rationale is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is rationale a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rationale is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word rationale is a Words With Friends word. The word rationale is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

ALIENATOR,RATIONALE,

8-letter words (6 found)

AERATION,NOTARIAL,ORIENTAL,RATIONAL,RELATION,TAILERON,

7-letter words (19 found)

AEOLIAN,AILANTO,AILERON,ALATION,ALERION,ALIENOR,ANTLIAE,ELATION,ENTRAIL,LATRINE,NOTAIRE,OLEARIA,OTARINE,RATLINE,RELIANT,RETINAL,RETINOL,TOENAIL,TRENAIL,

6-letter words (68 found)

AERIAL,ALINER,ALTERN,ANTIAR,ANTLER,ANTLIA,ANTRAL,AORTAE,AORTAL,AREOLA,AROINT,ATONAL,ATONER,ATONIA,ATRIAL,ENTAIL,ENTOIL,EOLIAN,ETALON,LANATE,LARIAT,LARINE,LATINA,LATINO,LATRIA,LATRON,LEARNT,LENTOR,LIENOR,LINEAR,LINTER,LIONET,LOANER,LOITER,LORATE,NAILER,NARIAL,NEROLI,NORITE,OATIER,ORIENT,ORNATE,RATINE,RATION,RATLIN,REALIA,RELATA,RELOAN,RENAIL,RENTAL,RETAIL,RETAIN,RETIAL,RETINA,RIALTO,TAENIA,TAILER,TAILOR,TALION,TARNAL,TENAIL,TERNAL,TINEAL,TOILER,TOLANE,TONIER,TORANA,TRINAL,

5-letter words (123 found)

AARTI,ALANE,ALANT,ALATE,ALERT,ALIEN,ALINE,ALOIN,ALONE,ALTAR,ALTER,ANEAR,ANILE,ANOLE,ANTAE,ANTAR,ANTRA,ANTRE,AORTA,AREAL,ARENA,ARIEL,ARIOT,ARTAL,ARTEL,ATONE,ATRIA,EARNT,ELAIN,ELINT,ELOIN,ENLIT,ENROL,ENTIA,INERT,INLET,INTEL,INTER,INTRA,INTRO,IRATE,IRONE,LAARI,LANAI,LARNT,LATEN,LATER,LEANT,LEARN,LENTI,LENTO,LIANA,LIANE,LIART,LINER,LIROT,LITER,LITRE,LONER,LORAN,NAIRA,NATAL,NERAL,NEROL,NITER,NITRE,NITRO,NORIA,NOTAL,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,OILER,OLEIN,OLENT,ORANT,ORATE,ORIEL,RAILE,RAINE,RAITA,RATAL,RATAN,RATEL,RATIO,REALO,REATA,RELIT,RENAL,REOIL,RETIA,RIANT,RIATA,ROATE,RONTE,ROTAL,ROTAN,TAIRA,TALAR,TALEA,TALER,TALON,TELIA,TELOI,TENIA,TENOR,TERAI,TIARA,TILER,TINEA,TOILE,TOLAN,TOLAR,TONAL,TONER,TORAN,TRAIL,TRAIN,TRIAL,TRINE,TRIOL,TRONA,TRONE,

4-letter words (168 found)

AEON,AERO,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ALAE,ALAN,ALAR,ALIT,ALOE,ALTO,ANAL,ANIL,ANOA,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,AREA,ARET,ARIA,ARIL,ARLE,ARNA,ARTI,EARL,EARN,EINA,ELAN,ENOL,EOAN,EORL,ETNA,ILEA,INRO,INTO,IOTA,IRON,LAER,LAIN,LAIR,LANA,LANE,LANT,LARE,LARI,LARN,LATE,LATI,LEAN,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LENO,LENT,LIAR,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LINO,LINT,LION,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LOAN,LOIN,LOIR,LONE,LORE,LORN,LOTA,LOTE,LOTI,NAIL,NALA,NAOI,NARE,NEAL,NEAR,NEAT,NIRL,NITE,NOEL,NOIL,NOIR,NOLE,NORI,NOTA,NOTE,OINT,OLEA,ONER,ONIE,ORAL,ORLE,RAIA,RAIL,RAIN,RAIT,RALE,RANA,RANI,RANT,RATA,RATE,RATO,REAL,REAN,REIN,RENO,RENT,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RIOT,RITE,ROAN,ROIL,ROIN,ROLE,RONE,RONT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,ROTL,TAAL,TAEL,TAIL,TAIN,TALA,TALE,TALI,TANA,TANE,TARA,TARE,TARN,TARO,TEAL,TEAR,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRL,TIRO,TOEA,TOIL,TOLA,TOLE,TONE,TORA,TORE,TORI,TORN,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (79 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIN,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALE,ALT,ANA,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,ELT,EON,ERA,ERN,ETA,ION,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEI,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,LOR,LOT,NAE,NAT,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,OIL,OLE,ONE,ORA,ORE,ORT,RAI,RAN,RAT,REI,REN,REO,RET,RIA,RIN,RIT,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAR,TEA,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIL,TIN,TOE,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (30 found)

AA,AE,AI,AL,AN,AR,AT,EA,EL,EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 496 words from rationale according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rationale

rationale

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/
    • Rhymes: -ɑːl
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/
    • Rhymes: -æl

Etymology 1

From Late Latin ratiōnāle.

Noun

rationale (plural rationales or rationalia)

  1. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
  2. A justification or rationalization for something.
Synonyms
  • (explanation): reasoning, rationalization
  • (justification): reasoning
Translations

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Latin ratiōnāle.

Noun

rationale (plural rationales)

  2. (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
Translations

Anagrams

  • alienator, taeniolar

Latin

Adjective

ratiōnāle

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative singular neuter of ratiōnālis (“rational, of reason”)

Noun

ratiōnāle n (genitive ratiōnālis); third declension

  1. The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests (Translation of λογεῖον (logeîon) or λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.)
    • Vulgate Bible, Exodus 28:15
      Rationale quoque iudicii facies opere polymito iuxta texturam superumeralis ex auro hyacintho et purpura coccoque bis tincto et bysso retorta (And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shall you make it.)
  2. a rationale worn by a bishop

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

References

  • rationale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • rationale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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