AFFIXAL is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. AFFIXAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFIXAL?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFIXAL is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFIXAL
No single letter turns AFFIXAL into another word.
How AFFIXAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AFFIXAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does AFFIXAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of or relating to an affix, which is a prefix or suffix added to a word.
Affixal is a linguist's word, used when discussing how words are built from smaller parts. An affixal ending, unlike a root, cannot normally stand alone as a word.
How AFFIXAL is used
Affixal is used in linguistics when describing prefixes, suffixes and similar parts.
- The grammar book lists every affixal element of the language.
- An affixal ending changes the tense of the verb.
- The paper compared affixal and compound word formation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFIXAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFIXAL
Common questions about AFFIXAL
- Is AFFIXAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFIXAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFIXAL worth?
- AFFIXAL is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFIXAL mean?
- Of or relating to an affix, which is a prefix or suffix added to a word.
- What letters can be added to AFFIXAL?
- No single letter can be added to AFFIXAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AFFIXAL:
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