official
ADJECTIVENOUN
/ə'fɪʃəl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
official is a valid 8-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1F4F4I1C3I1A1L1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does official mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
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2
Having official authority or sanction.
“official permission”
“an official representative”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
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3
(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution.
SIMILAR
4
Verified officially.
“the election returns are now official”
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A worker who holds or is invested with an office.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport.
“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
BROADER
NARROWER
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Of or relating to an office.
“official privileges”
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