influential

Valid in Scrabble

Pronunciation

/ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/

See all 4 pronunciations

/ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ · /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ · /ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/ · /ˌənflʉˈenʃəl/

Definition of influential

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Having or exerting influence.

“John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.”
“Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.”
“A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.”

See all 2 definitions

adj

Having or exerting influence.

“John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.”
“Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.”
“A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.”

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.

200+ playable · top: INFANTILE (12 pts)

1 word

6 words

12 words

44 words

50 words

86 words

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to influential to make another valid word.

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes influential, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists