formal
Formal can refer to a lavish dance requiring formal attire or a gown for evening wear. Formal is also used as adjective, with meanings including being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress).
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
FO
Ends
MAL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FORMAL” Mean?
/ˈfɔɹməl/
formal has 8 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
6 sensesbeing in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
“pay one's formal respects”
“formal dress”
“a formal ball”
“the requirement was only formal and often ignored”
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
“formal duties”
“a formal banquet”
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
“the paper was written in formal English”
represented in simplified or symbolic form
Synonyms
logically deductive
“formal proof”
Noun
2 sensesa lavish dance requiring formal attire
Synonyms
a gown for evening wear
Synonyms for FORMAL
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
F, O, R, M, A, L
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FORMAL has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FORMAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FORMAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆FORMAL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FO, OR, RM, MA, AL
Trigrams
FOR, ORM, RMA, MAL
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