Offical or official?
Did you mean official? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: official. Misspelling: offical.
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Memory tip
Office becomes offi-CIAL: keep the I.
Why people write “offical”
The misspelling “offical” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make official automatic.
What does “official” mean?
official noun
- a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Synonyms:functionary
- someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
official adjective
- having official authority or sanction
“official permission”
- of or relating to an office
“official privileges”
- verified officially
“the election returns are now official”
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
“in prescribed order”
Synonyms:prescribed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Official” in a sentence
- The official results come out tomorrow.
- The golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling.
- Official permission.
- Official privileges.
Is “official” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“offical” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from OFFICIAL.