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Is CARDINAL a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list CARDINAL is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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11148

What does CARDINAL mean?

  1. adjectiveserving as an essential component
  2. noun(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
  3. nounthe number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for CARDINAL

Add a letter to make a new word: CARDINALS.

Words inside CARDINAL

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up CARDINAL in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is CARDINAL a Scrabble word?

CARDINAL is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is CARDINAL worth?

CARDINAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does CARDINAL mean?

Serving as an essential component.