UNIVERSAL

9 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What UNIVERSAL Means

noun: (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
noun: (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
adjective: of worldwide scope or applicability“an issue of cosmopolitan import”
adjective: applicable to or common to all members of a group or set“the play opened to universal acclaim”

Similar words

ECUMENICAL GENERAL WORLDWIDE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

UNIVERSAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as U1 N1 I1 V4 E1 R1 S1 A1 L1.

Words Made From The Letters In UNIVERSAL

643 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (5)

LUNARIES RAVELINS UNRAVELS UNVAILES VAURIENS

7 letter words (25)

ALEVINS ALINERS AVENIRS INSULAE INSULAR INULASE NAILERS RAVELIN RAVINES RENAILS REVISAL SILVERN SURVEIL UNALIVE UNLIVES UNRAVEL UNVAILE UNVAILS UNVEILS URINALS VALINES VALUERS VAURIEN VENULAR VERLANS

6 letter words (109)

5 letter words (200)

AESIR AIRNS AISLE AIVER ALIEN ALINE ALIVE ALURE ANILE ANILS ANISE ANVIL ARIEL ARILS ARISE ARLES AUNES AUREI AURES AURIS AVELS AVENS AVERS AVINE AVISE EARLS EARNS ELAIN ELANS ELSIN ELVAN ERUVS ERVIL EVILS ILEUS INULA INURE INVAR ISNAE LAERS LAIRS LANES LARES LARIS LARNS LASER LAVER LAVES LEANS LEARN LEARS LEIRS LENIS LEVIN LEVIS LIANE LIARS LIENS LIERS LIEUS LINER LINES LIRAS LIVEN LIVER LIVES LIVRE LUNAR LUNAS LUNES LURES LURVE LUSER NAEVI NAILS NAIRU NAIVE NARES NARIS NAVEL NAVES NEALS NEARS NELIS NERAL NEVUS NIRLS NIVAL NURLS NURSE RAILE RAILS RAINE RAINS RAISE RALES RANIS RAUNS RAVEL RAVEN RAVES RAVIN REALS REANS REINS RENAL RESIN RIALS RIELS RILES RINES RINSE RISEN RIVAL RIVAS RIVEL RIVEN RIVES RUINS RULES RUNES SAINE SALUE SALVE SANER SARIN SAVER SAVIN SELVA SERAI SERAL SERIN SIEUR SILEN SILER SILVA SIREN SIVER SLAIN SLANE SLAVE SLIER SLIVE SNAIL SNARE SNARL SUAVE SURAL ULANS ULNAE ULNAR ULNAS ULVAS UNAIS URAEI URALI URASE UREAL UREAS URENA URIAL URINE URNAL URSAE URVAS USNEA UVEAL UVEAS VAILS VAIRE VAIRS VALES VALIS VALSE VALUE VANES VARES VARUS VEALS VEILS VEINS VELAR VENAL VENUS VIALS VIERS VILER VINAL VINAS VINER VINES VIRAL VIRES VIRLS VIRUS VISNE VLEIS VLIES VRILS VULNS

4 letter words (189)

3 letter words (92)

AIL AIN AIR AIS ALE ALS ALU ANE ANI ANS ARE ARS AUE AVE EAN EAR EAS EAU ELS ENS ERA ERN ERS INS IRE LAR LAS LAV LEA LEI LES LEU LEV LIE LIN LIS LUR LUV NAE NAS NIE NIL NIS NUR NUS RAI RAN RAS RAV REI REN RES REV RIA RIN RUE RUN SAE SAI SAL SAN SAR SAU SAV SEA SEI SEL SEN SER SIN SIR SRI SUE SUI SUN SUR ULE UNI UNS URE URN USE UVA VAE VAN VAR VAS VAU VIA VIE VIN VIS

2 letter words (23)

AE AI AL AN AR AS EA EL EN ER ES IN IS LA LI NA NE NU RE SI UN UR US

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