01 Word definition

official

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is OFFICIAL a word?

Yes. OFFICIAL is a 8-letter noun. a worker who holds or is invested with an office Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OFFICIAL?

O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L

OFFICIAL contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with L.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

2noun

  1. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

    “the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
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Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends18points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OFFICIAL spelled?

O1F2F3I4C5I6A7L8
Starts withOFFFirst 3 letters
Ends withIALLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats F, I
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About OFFICIAL.

How do you spell OFFICIAL?

OFFICIAL is spelled O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L. It contains 8 letters.