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Gradual

g 2r 1a 1d 2u 1a 1l 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 7 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does gradual mean?

noun

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

adjective

  1. proceeding in small stages

    “a gradual increase in prices”

  2. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt

    “a gradual slope”

Is GRADUAL a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GRADUAL worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
g 2r 1a 1d 2u 1a 1l 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
g 3r 1a 1d 2u 2a 1l 2

Wordfeud

11 pts
g 3r 1a 1d 2u 2a 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
g 4r 1a 1d 2u 2a 1l 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GRADUAL

Hooks for GRADUAL

Add one letter to the front or back of GRADUAL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

graduals

Words that end like GRADUAL

Common words that share the ending -UAL, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

actualannualmanualusualfactualtextualvirtualcasualmutualritualsexualvisualsensualunequalpunctualbilingualmenstrualunusualequalindividualeventualcontinualperpetualspiritual
All words ending in -UAL

Gradual: quick answers

Is GRADUAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GRADUAL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GRADUAL worth?
GRADUAL scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gradual mean?
As a noun, gradual means “(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GRADUAL?
You can make 75 shorter words from GRADUAL, such as GARUDA, DARGA, GARDA, GUARD. See the full list.