ARTIFICIAL means made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally; synthetic or man-made. Also describes something lacking in naturalness or spontaneity. Worth 15 points in Scrabble.
Yes. ARTIFICIAL is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends and 16 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | A | R | T | I | F | I | C | I | A | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
ARTIFICIAL describes anything created by humans rather than nature - from artificial intelligence to artificial flavors. The word carries both neutral technical meanings (artificial light, artificial limbs) and sometimes negative connotations when describing behavior as fake or insincere. In technology, "artificial" has become increasingly prominent with AI, artificial neural networks, and synthetic materials. This 10-letter word scores well in Scrabble at 15 base points, featuring valuable tiles F (4 points) and C (3 points).
ARTIFICIAL derives from Latin "artificialis," from "artificium" meaning "work of art, skill," combining "ars" (art) + "facere" (to make). It entered English in the late 14th century, initially meaning "made by human skill." The negative sense of "feigned, unnatural" emerged in the 1700s. The modern technological usage, as in "artificial intelligence," began in the 1950s, restoring a more neutral connotation to the word.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of ARTIFICIAL.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside ARTIFICIAL: 137 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: TRIFACIALFLATCARFRACTALFACIALFRACTIAIRLIFTCALIFCLIFTCRAFTFACIAFARCIFILARIA. See all words from ARTIFICIAL.