What FEDERAL Means
- adjective: of or relating to the central government of a federation“a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government”
- adjective: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities“a federal system like that of the United States”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
FEDERAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 E1 D2 E1 R1 A1 L1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In FEDERAL
135 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (12)
5 letter words (23)
ALDERAREDEARLEDDEAREDEFEREAREDELDERELFEDFADERFAREDFARLEFEAREFERALFLAREFLEERFREEDLADERLAREELEARELEEARLEREDREFEDREFEL
4 letter words (51)
ALEEALEFAREDARLEDALEDAREDEAFDEALDEARDEERDELEDELFDEREDREEEALEEARDEARLEREDFADEFARDFAREFARLFEALFEARFEEDFEELFEERFEREFLEAFLEDFLEEFRAEFREELADELAERLARDLARELEADLEAFLEARLEEDLEERLERERADERALEREADREALREDEREEDREEFREEL
3 letter words (33)
2 letter words (16)
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