historical: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with H · ends with L
Meaning of historical
adj
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
Example: July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. About history; depicting persons or events from history.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally. Set in the past.
Listed forms: historicall.
Source: Wiktionary — historical.
noun
A historical romance.
Listed forms: historicals, historicall.
Source: Wiktionary — historical.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for historical.
adjective
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
adjective
used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is historical in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of historical
H(4) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(1) + I(1) + C(3) + A(1) + L(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of historical
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from historical
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