proverbial is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

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Meanings

Adjective (COMPARABLE)

Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
• the proverbial smoking gun
Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
• I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.

Noun (COUNTABLE)

(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
• I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.
(euphemistic in the plural) The groin or the testicles.
• You'll find they've got you by the proverbials.

proverbial is a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• 17 points

proverbial is an iScramble valid word

• The word is valid in iScramble ✓
• 55 points

proverbial is an QuickWords valid word

• The word is valid in QuickWords ✓
• 55 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• PROVERBIALS

Same letters minus one

• PARBOILER
• PERILOBAR