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Victual

Q: What does victual mean?

As a noun, victual means “any substance that can be used as food”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.

v ₄i ₁c ₃t ₁u ₁a ₁l ₁

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Less common

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

What does victual mean?

noun

any substance that can be used as food
Synonymscomestible edible eatable pabulum victuals

verb

supply with food
“The population was victualed during the war”
lay in provisions
“The vessel victualled before the long voyage”
take in nourishment

Is VICTUAL a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 VICTUAL worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

v ₄i ₁c ₃t ₁u ₁a ₁l ₁

Words With Friends

16 pts

v ₅i ₁c ₄t ₁u ₂a ₁l ₂

Wordfeud

14 pts

v ₄i ₁c ₄t ₁u ₂a ₁l ₁

NYT Crossplay

16 pts

v ₆i ₁c ₃t ₁u ₂a ₁l ₂

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

Words from the letters in VICTUAL

Best shorter words top 30 of 66

cavil 10 clavi 10 vatic 10 vac 8 vault 8 vital 8 aulic 7 cital 7 claut 7 culti 7 ictal 7 tical 7 ulva 7 vail 7 vali 7 vatu 7 vaut 7 vial 7 vita 7 caul 6 clat 6 cuit 6 cult 6 laic 6 lav 6 luv 6 talc 6 tav 6 uva 6 vat 6

See all 66 words made from VICTUAL

Hooks for VICTUAL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

victuals

Words that end like VICTUAL

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.

actual annual manual usual factual gradual textual virtual casual mutual ritual sexual visual sensual unequal punctual bilingual menstrual unusual equal individual eventual continual perpetual

All words ending in -UAL

Victual: quick answers

Is VICTUAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. VICTUAL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.

How many points is VICTUAL worth?

VICTUAL scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does victual mean?

As a noun, victual means “any substance that can be used as food”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in VICTUAL?

You can make 66 shorter words from VICTUAL, such as CAVIL, CLAVI, VATIC, VAC. See the full list.