What GRADUAL Means
- adjective: proceeding in small stages“a gradual increase in prices”
- adjective: (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt“a gradual slope”
- noun: (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
GRADUAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 R1 A1 D2 U1 A1 L1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In GRADUAL
78 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 (2)
5 letter words (11)
4 letter words (29)
AGARAGLUALARALGAAULAAULDAURADAALDARGDAURDRAGDRUGDUALDUARDURAGALAGAUDGAURGLADGRADGUARGULAGURLLARDLAUDRAGARAGURUGAUDAL
3 letter words (26)
2 letter words (10)
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