Is EMPIRICAL a word?
EMPIRICAL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EMPIRICAL is a valid word.
What does empirical mean?
adjective: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory.
“an empirical basis for an ethical theory”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EMPIRICAL: word details
- Pronunciation: ehm-PIH-rih-kuhl (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside empirical
Words you can make from the letters of empirical.
Frequently asked questions
What does EMPIRICAL mean?
EMPIRICAL is a adjective. It means: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory.
Is EMPIRICAL a valid word?
Yes, EMPIRICAL is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.