potential

1. Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent: a potential problem.

2. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verbal construction with auxiliaries such as may or can; for example, it may snow.

3. Having possibility, capability, or power.

4. Existing in possibility capable of development into actuality .

5. Expressing possibility.

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1. Grammar A potential verb form.

2. Physics The work required to move a unit of positive charge, a magnetic pole, or an amount of mass from a reference point to a designated point in a static electric, magnetic, or gravitational field; potential energy.

3. See potential difference.

4. Something possessing the capacity for growth or development.

5. The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
potential	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
an	2
at	2
el	2
en	2
et	2
in	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
lo	2
na	2
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
oi	2
on	2
op	4
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
po	4
ta	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ail	3
ain	3
ait	3
ale	3
alp	5
alt	3
ane	3
ani	3
ant	3
ape	5
apo	5
apt	5
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att	3
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eon	3
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lei	3
let	3
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lin	3
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nap	5
net	3
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nip	5
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pol	5
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tap	5
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tel	3
ten	3
tet	3
tie	3
til	3
tin	3
tip	5
tit	3
toe	3
ton	3
top	5
tot	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aeon	4
alit	4
aloe	4
alto	4
anil	4
ante	4
anti	4
atop	6
elan	4
enol	4
etna	4
ilea	4
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iota	4
lain	4
lane	4
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leno	4
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lipa	6
lipe	6
lipo	6
lite	4
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naoi	4
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nite	4
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tape	6
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toil	4
toit	4
tola	4
tole	4
tolt	4
tone	4
tope	6
topi	6
tote	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alien	5
aline	5
aloin	5
alone	5
anile	5
anole	5
atilt	5
atone	5
elain	5
elint	5
eloin	5
entia	5
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lotte	5
netop	7
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palet	7
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pilot	7
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titan	5
title	5
toile	5
tolan	5
tonal	5
total	5
natto	5
paleo	7
intel	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alpine	8
aplite	8
entail	6
entoil	6
eolian	6
etalon	6
latent	6
latino	6
latten	6
lattin	6
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lepton	8
litten	6
notate	6
opiate	8
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patent	8
patine	8
patten	8
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penial	8
pineal	8
pineta	8
pinole	8
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piolet	8
plaint	8
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pointe	8
polite	8
pontil	8
potent	8
pottle	8
talent	6
talion	6
teapot	8
tenail	6
teopan	8
tineal	6
tinpot	8
tiptoe	8
toilet	6
tolane	6
tonlet	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antipot	9
elation	7
opaline	9
paletot	9
pantile	9
patient	9
polenta	9
potline	9
talipot	9
toenail	7
topline	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antipole	10
tinplate	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
potential	11