What RADICAL Means
- noun: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
- noun: an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule“in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells”
- adjective: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm“extremist political views”
- adjective: markedly new or introducing radical change“a revolutionary discovery”
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
RADICAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 A1 D2 I1 C3 A1 L1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In RADICAL
81 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 (4)
5 letter words (13)
4 letter words (33)
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3 letter words (21)
2 letter words (10)
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