Secular
/ˈsɛkjʊlə/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Secular
noun
adjective
- Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
"secular clergy in Catholicism"
- Happening once in an age or century.
"The secular games of ancient Rome were held to mark the end of a saeculum and the beginning of the next."
- Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.
"The long-term growth in population and income accounts for most secular trends in economic phenomena."
Anagrams of Secular
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
s1
e1
c3
u1
l1
a1
r1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Secular"
Secular is a 7-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "secular" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Secular" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "secular" is a low-scoring word.