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Words ending in NIAL

There are 61 words ending in NIAL in the standard word-game list. The most common are denial, colonial, ceremonial, cranial, matrimonial, menial.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
denialthe act of refusing to comply (as with a request)7
colonialof or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony10
ceremonialmarked by pomp or ceremony or formality14
cranialof or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain9
matrimonialof or relating to the state of marriage15
menialused of unskilled work (especially domestic work)8
centennialof or relating to or completing a period of 100 years12
intracranialwithin the skull14
testimonialexpressing admiration or appreciation13
millennialrelating to a millennium or span of a thousand years12
perenniallasting three seasons or more11
congenialsuitable to your needs12
genialdiffusing warmth and friendliness7
achenialpertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit13
antimonialcontaining antimony12
archegonialof or relating to an archegonium17
baronialimpressive in size, manner, or appearance10
bicentennialof or relating to or completing a period of 200 years16
biennialhaving a life cycle lasting two seasons10
carpogonialRelating to a carpogonium.16
catamenialof or relating to menstruation or the menses14
decennialThe tenth anniversary of an event or happening.12
extracranialNot intracranial, but outside the cranium.21
finialan ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis9
geranialOne of the two isomers of citral9
hernialOf or relating to a hernia.10
hymenialOf or pertaining to the hymenium of a fungus.16
intercolonialBetween colonies15
leishmanialRelating to leishmania.16
neocolonialOf or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism13
oogonialOf or pertaining to an oogonium9
patrimonialinherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent15
penialof or relating to the penis8
pericranialOf or pertaining to the pericranium.15
postcolonialFollowing the end of colonial rule.16
postmillennialof or relating to the period following the millennium18
precolonialOf or pertaining to a historical period before colonisation.15
premillennialPertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place before the millennium.17
quadrennialHappening every four years.21
quadricentennialRelating to a 400th anniversary.28
quincentennialof or relating to a 500th anniversary25
quinquennialOf or related to a five-year period.30
semicentennialof or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary18
semicolonialPartly colonial; having certain aspects of being colonial.16
septennialOf or relating to a 7 year period.12
sesquicentennialthe 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)27
spermatogonialOf or pertaining to the spermatogonia.19
splenialRelating to the splenium, especially describing the pair of muscles, at the back of the neck, that move the…10
tercentennialthe 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)15
triennialoccurring every third year or lasting 3 years9
uncongenialnot suitable to your tastes or needs14
ungenialNot genial.9
uredinialRelating to the uredinium.10
vaccinialRelating to vaccinia, or cowpox.16
venialwarranting only temporal punishment9
vicennialoccurring once every 20 years14
xenialHospitable, especially to visiting strangers or foreigners.13

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