rationale

rationale is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.
2. noun. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

   "the rationale for capital punishment"

   "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

   Synonyms: principle

Synonyms

principle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in rationale:

alienator

Common word forms

rationales

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