official: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 16 letter points · starts with O · ends with L
Meaning of official
adj
Of or about an office or public trust.
Example: official duties
Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
Example: an official statement or report
Approved by authority; authorized.
Example: The Official Strategy Guide
Approved by authority; authorized. Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
Example: Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.
Source: Wiktionary — official.
noun
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
Example: Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.
Listed forms: officials.
Source: Wiktionary — official.
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 official.
adjective
conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
noun
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is official in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of official
O(1) + F(4) + F(4) + I(1) + C(3) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of official
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 official
48 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in official. Showing up to 24, longest first.