Definition of theatrical

"theatrical" in the noun sense

1. theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionics

a performance of a play

"theatrical" in the adjective sense

1. theatrical

of or relating to the theater

2. theatrical

suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater

"a theatrical pose"

"one of the most theatrical figures in public life"

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Quotations for theatrical

Any one may mouth out a passage with a theatrical cadence, or get upon stilts to tell his thoughts; but to write or speak with propriety and simplicity is a more difficult task. Thus it is easy to affect a pompous style, to use a word twice as big as the thing you want to express; it is not so easy to pitch upon the very word that exactly fits it. [ Hazlitt ]

theatrical in Scrabble®

The word theatrical 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters theatrical:

THEATRICAL
(144)
THEATRICAL
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

achiral, alethic, archeal, archlet, article, attache, cattail, cattier, chattel, chatter, citrate, clatter, clitter, ethical, lactate, lattice, ratchet, rattail, recital, tactile, teacart, tertial, trachea

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word theatrical

THEATRICAL
(144)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In theatrical

THEATRICAL
(144)
THEATRICAL
(144)
TRACHEA
(98 = 48 + 50)
ARCHEAL
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETHICAL
(98 = 48 + 50)
ATTACHE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETHICAL
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ARCHEAL
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ARCHLET
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ACHIRAL
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ALETHIC
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ARCHLET
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ARCHLET
(98 = 48 + 50)
ARCHEAL
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHATTER
(98 = 48 + 50)
ALETHIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHATTER
(98 = 48 + 50)
RATCHET
(98 = 48 + 50)
RATCHET
(98 = 48 + 50)
THEATRICAL
(96)
THEATRICAL
(96)
RATCHET
(95 = 45 + 50)
ATTACHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
ARCHEAL
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TRACHEA
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHATTER
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TRACHEA
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ALETHIC
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ACHIRAL
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ETHICAL
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ACHIRAL
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(90 = 40 + 50)
RATCHET
(90 = 40 + 50)
ALETHIC
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(90 = 40 + 50)
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(90 = 40 + 50)
ETHICAL
(90 = 40 + 50)
TRACHEA
(90 = 40 + 50)
ALETHIC
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(89 = 39 + 50)
ATTACHE
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CHATTEL
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ARCHLET
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TRACHEA
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ARCHLET
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CHATTEL
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ARCHLET
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ETHICAL
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ACHIRAL
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ACHIRAL
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ARCHEAL
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ACHIRAL
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ARCHEAL
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ATTACHE
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CHATTER
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ARCHEAL
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ARCHEAL
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ACHIRAL
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ATTACHE
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ETHICAL
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ALETHIC
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CHATTER
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ETHICAL
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ETHICAL
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CITRATE
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CHATTEL
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TACTILE
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CITRATE
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ETHICAL
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CLITTER
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RECITAL
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CATTAIL
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theatrical in Words With Friends™

The word theatrical 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™ Plays In The Letters theatrical:

THEATRICAL
(180)
THEATRICAL
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

achiral, alethic, archeal, archlet, article, attache, cattail, cattier, chattel, chatter, citrate, clatter, clitter, ethical, lactate, lattice, ratchet, rattail, recital, tactile, teacart, tertial, trachea

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word theatrical

THEATRICAL
(180)
THEATRICAL
(180)
THEATRICAL
(108)
THEATRICAL
(108)
THEATRICAL
(80)
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(78)
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(76)
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(72)
THEATRICAL
(68)
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(68)
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(68)
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(64)
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(64)
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(60)
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(60)
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(52)
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(48)
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(44)
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(40)
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(36)
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(32)
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(19)
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THEATRICAL
(18)
THEATRICAL
(18)
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(18)

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

THEATRICAL
(180)
THEATRICAL
(180)
ALETHIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
ETHICAL
(110 = 75 + 35)
THEATRICAL
(108)
THEATRICAL
(108)
ARCHLET
(104 = 69 + 35)
ACHIRAL
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHATTEL
(104 = 69 + 35)
ARCHEAL
(104 = 69 + 35)
LACTATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
RATCHET
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TRACHEA
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CATTAIL
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CLATTER
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RECITAL
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ACHIRAL
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ALETHIC
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CHATTEL
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ARCHLET
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LATTICE
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CLITTER
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ARCHEAL
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TACTILE
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ETHICAL
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CHATTEL
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ARCHEAL
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CLITTER
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ARCHEAL
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ARCHLET
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ARCHEAL
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CHATTEL
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ALETHIC
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ARCHLET
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CATTAIL
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CATTIER
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CITRATE
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ACHIRAL
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THEATRICAL
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THEATRICAL
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CITRATE
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Words within the letters of theatrical

2 letter words in theatrical (14 words)

9 letter words in theatrical (1 word)

10 letter words in theatrical (1 word)

theatrical + 1 blank (2 words)

Word Growth involving theatrical

Shorter words in theatrical

at eat heat theatric

he heat theatric

he the theatric

Longer words containing theatrical

amphitheatrical amphitheatrically

nontheatrical nontheatrically

overtheatrical overtheatrically

overtheatrical overtheatricalness

protheatrical

semitheatrical semitheatrically

theatricalisation theatricalisations

theatricalise theatricalised

theatricalise theatricalises

theatricalising

theatricalism theatricalisms

theatricalities

theatricality

theatricalization theatricalizations

theatricalize theatricalized

theatricalize theatricalizes

theatricalizing

theatrically amphitheatrically

theatrically nontheatrically

theatrically overtheatrically

theatrically semitheatrically

theatrically untheatrically

theatricals

untheatrical untheatrically