ACTINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ACTINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTINAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTINAL
No single letter turns ACTINAL into another word.
How ACTINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACTINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about ACTINAL
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACTINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to the side of a radially symmetrical animal, such as a starfish, on which the mouth is found.
The term actinal belongs to old-fashioned anatomy of echinoderms and jellyfish, where the mouth side is told apart from the opposite one. It is almost never used for animals with a head and tail.
How ACTINAL is used
Actinal appears in zoological descriptions of radiate animals.
- The actinal surface of the starfish faces the sand when it rests.
- Tube feet line the actinal side of each arm.
- The drawing labelled the actinal area around the mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACTINAL
The 7 tiles of ACTINAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ACTINAL
1 longer words begin with ACTINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTINAL
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Common questions about ACTINAL
- Is ACTINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTINAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTINAL worth?
- ACTINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTINAL mean?
- Relating to the side of a radially symmetrical animal, such as a starfish, on which the mouth is found.
- What letters can be added to ACTINAL?
- No single letter can be added to ACTINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACTINAL:
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