ANTIDOTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANTIDOTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIDOTAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIDOTAL is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIDOTAL
No single letter turns ANTIDOTAL into another word.
How ANTIDOTAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIDOTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIDOTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIDOTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Acting as an antidote, able to counteract a poison or a harmful influence.
Antidotal is used for treatments that neutralise toxins, and figuratively for anything that offsets a bad influence. It is a formal word, and many writers simply say that something is an antidote to a problem.
How ANTIDOTAL is used
Formal; found in medical and figurative writing.
- The doctor gave an antidotal injection within minutes of the bite.
- Laughter has an antidotal effect on a stressful week.
- The chemist tested several antidotal compounds against the toxin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIDOTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIDOTAL
1 longer words begin with ANTIDOTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIDOTAL
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Common questions about ANTIDOTAL
- Is ANTIDOTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIDOTAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIDOTAL worth?
- ANTIDOTAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIDOTAL mean?
- Acting as an antidote, able to counteract a poison or a harmful influence.
- What letters can be added to ANTIDOTAL?
- No single letter can be added to ANTIDOTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIDOTAL:
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