ANIMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ANIMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
animalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANIMAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANIMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about ANIMAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 ANIMAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A living creature that can move on its own, feed itself and typically has senses, as distinct from plants and simple organisms.
Animal covers an enormous range of living things, from insects and fish to birds and mammals, all grouped together because they share basic traits such as movement, sensation and the need to consume other organisms for food. In casual speech, animal often narrows to mean a four-legged creature or pet, while in biology it keeps its broad scientific sense covering the entire animal kingdom. The word can also describe a person acting in an uncontrolled or instinctive way, as an insult or an exaggeration.
How ANIMAL is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, science and figurative expressions about instinctive behavior.
- The zoo houses more than two hundred species of animal.
- A dog is a domesticated animal kept as a companion.
- Scientists classify every animal by its shared physical traits.
- He ate like an animal after the long hike.
- Farmers must care for each animal on the property.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANIMAL
The 6 tiles of ANIMAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ANIMAL
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with ANIMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMAL
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Common questions about ANIMAL
- Is ANIMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMAL worth?
- ANIMAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMAL mean?
- A living creature that can move on its own, feed itself and typically has senses, as distinct from plants and simple organisms.
- What letters can be added to ANIMAL?
- ANIMAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANIMAL:
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