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Is HISTORICAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HISTORICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HISTORICAL mean?

  1. adjective

    of or relating to the study of history

    “historical scholars”

  2. adjective

    having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary

    “the historical Jesus”

  3. adjective

    belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

    “historic victories”

  4. adjective

    used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

    “diachronic linguistics”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

10

Letters

H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 15 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 HISTORICAL

Single letters that turn HISTORICAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks1

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from HISTORICAL

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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