Definition of conventional

"conventional" in the adjective sense

1. conventional

following accepted customs and proprieties

"conventional wisdom"

"she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"

"conventional forms of address"

2. conventional, established

conforming with accepted standards

"a conventional view of the world"

3. conventional

weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy

"conventional warfare"

"conventional weapons"

4. conventional

unimaginative and conformist

"conventional bourgeois lives"

"conventional attitudes"

5. conventional, formal, schematic

represented in simplified or symbolic form

6. conventional

in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

"a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"

"the conventional handshake"

7. ceremonious, conventional

rigidly formal or bound by convention

"their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

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Quotations for conventional

In most old communities there is a commonsense even in sensuality. Vice itself gets gradually digested into a system, is amenable to certain laws of conventional propriety and honor, has for its object simply the gratification of its appetites, and frowns with quite a conservative air on all new inventions, all untried experiments in iniquity. [ Whipple ]

conventional in Scrabble®

The word conventional is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters conventional:

CONVENTIONAL
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

aconite, aloetic, ancient, antlion, cannoli, cannolo, catenin, coalite, connive, connote, contain, convent, coolant, elation, lactone, lection, noncola, nonevil, nonlate, nonlove, ovation, toenail, violate, violent, volcano, voltaic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word conventional

CONVENTIONAL
(198)
CONVENTIONAL
(189)
CONVENTIONAL
(132)
CONVENTIONAL
(126)
CONVENTIONAL
(84)
CONVENTIONAL
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CONVENTIONAL
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CONVENTIONAL
(72)
CONVENTIONAL
(72)
CONVENTIONAL
(68)
CONVENTIONAL
(68)
CONVENTIONAL
(68)
CONVENTIONAL
(68)
CONVENTIONAL
(57)
CONVENTIONAL
(57)
CONVENTIONAL
(54)
CONVENTIONAL
(44)
CONVENTIONAL
(42)
CONVENTIONAL
(42)
CONVENTIONAL
(42)
CONVENTIONAL
(38)
CONVENTIONAL
(38)
CONVENTIONAL
(38)
CONVENTIONAL
(29)
CONVENTIONAL
(27)
CONVENTIONAL
(23)
CONVENTIONAL
(23)
CONVENTIONAL
(23)
CONVENTIONAL
(23)
CONVENTIONAL
(21)
CONVENTIONAL
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In conventional

CONVENTIONAL
(198)
CONVENTIONAL
(189)
CONVENTIONAL
(132)
CONVENTIONAL
(126)
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(98 = 48 + 50)
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CONVENT
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VOLCANO
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CONVENT
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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CONVENT
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VOLCANO
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NONLOVE
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VIOLENT
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OVATION
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VIOLATE
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NONEVIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONNIVE
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NONLOVE
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VIOLATE
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OVATION
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NONEVIL
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CONNIVE
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CONVENT
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VOLTAIC
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CONNIVE
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CONVENT
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CONNIVE
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VOLCANO
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CONVENT
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CONVENT
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VOLTAIC
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CONVENT
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VOLTAIC
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VOLCANO
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VOLCANO
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CONNIVE
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CONNIVE
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VOLTAIC
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CONNIVE
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VOLCANO
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VOLTAIC
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CONTAIN
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ACONITE
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VOLTAIC
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CONNOTE
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ALOETIC
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NONEVIL
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ALOETIC
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LACTONE
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NONCOLA
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NONCOLA
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ANCIENT
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LACTONE
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NONCOLA
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LECTION
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VOLCANO
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NONLOVE
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CANNOLI
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CANNOLO
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CATENIN
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COOLANT
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COALITE
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OVATION
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LECTION
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CONNIVE
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VOLCANO
(84 = 34 + 50)
CONVENTIONAL
(84)
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VIOLATE
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OVATION
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VOLCANO
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CANNOLI
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LACTONE
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NONEVIL
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NONCOLA
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LACTONE
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CONTAIN
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conventional in Words With Friends™

The word conventional is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters conventional:

CONVENTIONAL
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

aconite, aloetic, ancient, antlion, cannoli, cannolo, catenin, coalite, connive, connote, contain, convent, coolant, elation, lactone, lection, noncola, nonevil, nonlate, nonlove, ovation, toenail, violate, violent, volcano, voltaic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word conventional

CONVENTIONAL
(333)
CONVENTIONAL
(261)
CONVENTIONAL
(243)
CONVENTIONAL
(243)
CONVENTIONAL
(222)
CONVENTIONAL
(198)
CONVENTIONAL
(112)
CONVENTIONAL
(104)
CONVENTIONAL
(100)
CONVENTIONAL
(100)
CONVENTIONAL
(92)
CONVENTIONAL
(92)
CONVENTIONAL
(92)
CONVENTIONAL
(92)
CONVENTIONAL
(70)
CONVENTIONAL
(62)
CONVENTIONAL
(58)
CONVENTIONAL
(58)
CONVENTIONAL
(58)
CONVENTIONAL
(54)
CONVENTIONAL
(34)
CONVENTIONAL
(33)
CONVENTIONAL
(32)
CONVENTIONAL
(30)
CONVENTIONAL
(30)
CONVENTIONAL
(29)
CONVENTIONAL
(29)
CONVENTIONAL
(28)
CONVENTIONAL
(27)
CONVENTIONAL
(26)
CONVENTIONAL
(26)
CONVENTIONAL
(26)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In conventional

CONVENTIONAL
(333)
CONVENTIONAL
(261)
CONVENTIONAL
(243)
CONVENTIONAL
(243)
CONVENTIONAL
(222)
CONVENTIONAL
(198)
CONVENT
(125 = 90 + 35)
CONNIVE
(125 = 90 + 35)
VOLCANO
(125 = 90 + 35)
VOLTAIC
(122 = 87 + 35)
NONEVIL
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONVENT
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(119 = 84 + 35)
CONNIVE
(119 = 84 + 35)
NONLOVE
(119 = 84 + 35)
VOLCANO
(119 = 84 + 35)
VOLCANO
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONNIVE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
VOLCANO
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENTIONAL
(112)
VIOLENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CANNOLI
(110 = 75 + 35)
NONCOLA
(110 = 75 + 35)
VOLTAIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
CANNOLO
(110 = 75 + 35)
VOLTAIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
LECTION
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VOLCANO
(107 = 72 + 35)
LACTONE
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVATION
(107 = 72 + 35)
NONLOVE
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CONTAIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
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CONNIVE
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CONNOTE
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VIOLATE
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VOLCANO
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VIOLENT
(104 = 69 + 35)
VOLTAIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONCOLA
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CONVENTIONAL
(104)
ACONITE
(104 = 69 + 35)
OVATION
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONEVIL
(101 = 66 + 35)
ANCIENT
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CONNIVE
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CATENIN
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NONLOVE
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COOLANT
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VIOLATE
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CONVENTIONAL
(100)
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(100)
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VOLCANO
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NONCOLA
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NONCOLA
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ALOETIC
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VIOLENT
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COALITE
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NONCOLA
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COVINE
(96)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
VOLCANO
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COOLANT
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VOLCANO
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(92 = 57 + 35)
CANNOLI
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONVENTIONAL
(92)
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(92)
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(92)
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(92)
VOLTAIC
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VIOLENT
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NONLOVE
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VOLCANO
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CANNOLI
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CLOVEN
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(87 = 52 + 35)
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VIOLENT
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VIOLENT
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COALITE
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NONCOLA
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ALOETIC
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NOVICE
(84)
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VIOLATE
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LACTONE
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COOLANT
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