Definition of marginal

"marginal" in the adjective sense

1. fringy, marginal

at or constituting a border or edge

"the marginal strip of beach"

2. borderline, marginal

of questionable or minimal quality

"borderline grades"

"marginal writing ability"

3. bare, marginal

just barely adequate or within a lower limit

"a bare majority"

"a marginal victory"

4. marginal

producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

"marginal industries"

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marginal in Scrabble®

The word marginal 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters marginal:

MARGINAL
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

laminar

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word marginal

MARGINAL
(117)
MARGINAL
(108)
MARGINAL
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In marginal

MARGINAL
(117)
MARGINAL
(108)
LAMINAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
LAMINAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
LAMINAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
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MARGINAL
(78)
LAMINAR
(77 = 27 + 50)
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(74 = 24 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
MARGINAL
(72)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(70 = 20 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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(60 = 10 + 50)
MARGINAL
(44)
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(42)
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ARMING
(36)
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(33)
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LAMINA
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MAIN
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(24)
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(24)
MANILA
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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GRAIN
(24)
MANIA
(24)
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(24)
GRAIL
(24)
GNARL
(24)
ALIGN
(24)
ARMING
(22)
MARGINAL
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
MANILA
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(22)
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marginal in Words With Friends™

The word marginal 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: 15

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

MARGINAL
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

laminar

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word marginal

MARGINAL
(126)
MARGINAL
(102)
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(76)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In marginal

MARGINAL
(126)
LAMINAR
(107 = 72 + 35)
MARGINAL
(102)
LAMINAR
(89 = 54 + 35)
LAMINAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
LAMINAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
LAMINAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
MARGINAL
(76)
LAMINAR
(75 = 40 + 35)
MARGINAL
(75)
MARGINAL
(75)
MALIGN
(75)
MARGINAL
(69)
MANILA
(69)
MARGINAL
(69)
LAMINA
(69)
ANIMAL
(69)
MARGINAL
(68)
LAMINAR
(67 = 32 + 35)
LAMINAR
(67 = 32 + 35)
LAMINAR
(67 = 32 + 35)
AIRMAN
(66)
MARGIN
(66)
MARGIN
(66)
ARMING
(66)
LAMINAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
LAMINAR
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MALIGN
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
LAMINAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
ARMING
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
MARINA
(60)
ARMING
(60)
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(60)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
MANILA
(57)
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(57)
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(57)
MALIGN
(57)
MALIGN
(57)
MARGINAL
(57)
ANIMAL
(57)
LAMINAR
(57 = 22 + 35)
MARGINAL
(57)
MARLIN
(57)
MARLIN
(57)
LAMINAR
(55 = 20 + 35)
AIRMAN
(54)
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(54)
ARMING
(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
MARINA
(54)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
MALIGN
(52)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
GRIM
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
MARGINAL
(51)
MAGI
(51)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
MANGA
(51)
MANIA
(51)
ALARM
(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
ARMING
(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48)
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(48)
MAIL
(48)
LAMINAR
(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
MAIN
(48)
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(48)
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(47 = 12 + 35)
MARGINAL
(46)
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(45)
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(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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2 letter words in marginal (10 words)

3 letter words in marginal (19 words)

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marginal + 1 blank (2 words)

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