Definition of festival

"festival" in the noun sense

1. festival

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

2. festival, fete

an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place

"a drama festival"

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Quotations for festival

I was not born under a rhyming planet, nor
I cannot woo in festival terms. [ William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5, Sc. 2 ]

All things that we ordained festival,
Turn from their office to black funeral;
Our instruments, to melancholy bells;
Our wedding cheer, to sad burial feast;
Our solemn hymns, to sullen dirges change:
Our bridal flowers serve for a buried corse,
And all things change them to the contrary. [ William Shakespeare ]

festival in Scrabble®

The word festival 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters festival:

FESTIVAL
(135)
FESTIVAL
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

estival

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word festival

FESTIVAL
(135)
FESTIVAL
(135)
FESTIVAL
(90)
FESTIVAL
(90)
FESTIVAL
(56)
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(56)
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(18)
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(18)
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(17)
FESTIVAL
(16)
FESTIVAL
(16)

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

FESTIVAL
(135)
FESTIVAL
(135)
ESTIVAL
(92 = 42 + 50)
FESTIVAL
(90)
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(90)
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(90 = 40 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)

festival in Words With Friends™

The word festival 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: 16

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

ESTIVAL
(113 = 78 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

estival

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word festival

FESTIVAL
(108)
FESTIVAL
(108)
FESTIVAL
(90)
FESTIVAL
(84)
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(80)
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(78)
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(72)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In festival

ESTIVAL
(113 = 78 + 35)
FESTIVAL
(108)
FESTIVAL
(108)
FESTIVAL
(90)
FESTIVAL
(84)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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FESTIVAL
(80)
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(79 = 44 + 35)
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(78)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
ESTIVAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
VILEST
(75)
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(75)
FESTIVAL
(72)
VITALS
(69)
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(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
ESTIVAL
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(66)
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(66)
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(64)
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(64)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
VITALS
(63)
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(63)
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VALETS
(63)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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ESTIVAL
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ALIVE
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
VALES
(60)
VALET
(60)
ITSELF
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
STIFLE
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(55 = 20 + 35)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
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(54)
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(51)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(47 = 12 + 35)
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(45)
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(45)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(40)
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(40)
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Words containing the sequence festival

Words that start with festival (2 words)

Words with festival in them (1 word)

Words that end with festival (2 words)

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