AFFINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AFFINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFINAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFINAL is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFINAL
No single letter turns AFFINAL into another word.
How AFFINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AFFINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does AFFINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Related by marriage rather than by blood.
Anthropologists use affinal to speak of in-laws, such as a spouse brother or sister. It contrasts with words for blood kin.
How AFFINAL is used
Affinal is used in anthropology and family law.
- An affinal relative joins the family through a wedding.
- The study mapped affinal ties between the villages.
- Her husband mother is an affinal kinswoman.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFINAL
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Common questions about AFFINAL
- Is AFFINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFINAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFINAL worth?
- AFFINAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFINAL mean?
- Related by marriage rather than by blood.
- What letters can be added to AFFINAL?
- No single letter can be added to AFFINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AFFINAL:
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