initial

VERBADJECTIVENOUN /ɪ'nɪʃəl/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I

initial is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1I1T1I1A1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does initial mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Mark with one's initials.

BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Occurring at the beginning.

“took the initial step toward reconciliation”

SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The first letter of a word (especially a person's name).

“he refused to put the initials FRS after his name”