official

/ə'fɪʃəl/ adjectivenoun
8 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADJECTIVE
1

Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline.

2

Having official authority or sanction.

“official permission”

“an official representative”

3

(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution.

4

Verified officially.

“the election returns are now official”

NOUN
1

A worker who holds or is invested with an office.

2

Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport.

“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”

OTHER
1

Of or relating to an office.

“official privileges”

WORD FORMS
Related formoffice
Related formofficialdom
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinofficialway
Starts & ends withO … L
Syllablesof · fi · cial
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
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