Is EVANGELICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EVANGELICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EVANGELICAL mean?
- adjective
relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels
“evangelical Christianity”
- adjective
of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
- adjective
marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + V (4) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EVANGELICAL
Single letters that turn EVANGELICAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from EVANGELICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- evangelic15
- cleavage14
- cleaving14
- galvanic14
- allegiance13
- villenage13
- valencia13
- valiance13
- calving13
- angelical12
- elegiacal12
- englacial12
- galenical12
- leveling12
- enclave12
- valance12
- valence12
- caving12
- angelica11
- avellane11
- gallican11
- evangel11
- leaving11
- vaginae11
- vaginal11
- vealing11
- village11
- cleave11
- evince11
- alliance10
- ancillae10
- canaille10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- avellan10
- calling10
- celling10
- elegiac10
- galenic10
- gallica10
- glacial10
- vanilla10
- avenge10
- gavial10
- geneva10
- glaive10
- lavage10
- laving10
- vagile10
- vagina10
- calve10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- clave10
- clavi10
- vinca10
- alienage9
- ancilla9
- canella9
- nacelle9
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