ARBOREAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ARBOREAL 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 ARBOREAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARBOREAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARBOREAL
No single letter turns ARBOREAL into another word.
How ARBOREAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARBOREAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARBOREAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARBOREAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Living in trees, or relating to trees.
Arboreal is the standard word for animals that spend their lives in trees, such as monkeys, sloths and tree frogs. It can also describe anything tree-like in shape. The contrast is with terrestrial animals, which live on the ground.
How ARBOREAL is used
Common in zoology and nature writing.
- The sloth is a slow, arboreal mammal.
- Arboreal snakes hang from branches to wait for prey.
- The forest was home to many arboreal species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARBOREAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARBOREAL
1 longer words begin with ARBOREAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ARBOREAL
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Common questions about ARBOREAL
- Is ARBOREAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARBOREAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARBOREAL worth?
- ARBOREAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARBOREAL mean?
- Living in trees, or relating to trees.
- What letters can be added to ARBOREAL?
- No single letter can be added to ARBOREAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARBOREAL:
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