ALGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALGAL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALGAL is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALGAL
No single letter turns ALGAL into another word.
How ALGAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does ALGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Relating to or characteristic of algae.
Algal turns up most often in the phrase algal bloom, describing a sudden dense growth of algae that can colour a lake or coastline green, red, or brown almost overnight. Some algal blooms are harmless, while others release toxins that harm fish and make water unsafe for swimming or drinking, which is why scientists monitor them closely. Beyond blooms, researchers use algal to describe cell walls, pigments, and habitats specific to algae as a broad and varied group of organisms rather than a single kind of plant. The adjective always points back to algae, never to a single alga on its own.
How ALGAL is used
Chiefly a scientific adjective; most familiar in the phrase algal bloom in environmental reporting.
- An algal bloom turned the lake a startling shade of green.
- The report examined algal growth rates under different light conditions.
- Divers noted the thick algal coating on the sunken hull.
- Warm water and fertiliser runoff both encourage algal blooms.
- The pond's algal population dropped sharply after the cold snap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALGAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ALGAL
1 words end in ALGAL. Useful as a back hook: play ALGAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ALGAL
Common questions about ALGAL
- Is ALGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALGAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALGAL worth?
- ALGAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALGAL mean?
- Relating to or characteristic of algae.
- What letters can be added to ALGAL?
- No single letter can be added to ALGAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALGAL:
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