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01 Word definition

principal

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is PRINCIPAL a word?

Yes. PRINCIPAL is a 9-letter noun. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PRINCIPAL?

P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L

PRINCIPAL contains 9 letters, begins with P, and ends with L.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

2noun

  1. the educator who has executive authority for a school

    “she sent unruly pupils to see the principal”
Synonyms
school principalhead teacherhead
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends20points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PRINCIPAL spelled?

P1R2I3N4C5I6P7A8L9
Starts withPRIFirst 3 letters
Ends withPALLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats I, P
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →9-letter words →Words starting with PRI →Words ending in PAL →Words made from PRINCIPAL →Words with A →Words with C →Words with I →Words with L →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

More words to explore.

practical15 ptsprecoital13 ptsprimaeval16 ptsprimatial13 ptsprimitial13 ptsprincipia15 ptsprinciple15 ptsprosaical13 ptsprebendal14 ptsprebuttal13 ptsprecaudal14 ptsprecocial15 pts

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About PRINCIPAL.

How do you spell PRINCIPAL?

PRINCIPAL is spelled P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L. It contains 9 letters.