Definitions For Tangential

adjective

  • Of superficial relevance if any

adjective

  • Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

Is Tangential a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Tangential is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tangential in a Sentence

  • Their romance is tangential to the book's main plot.

Synonyms for Tangential

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