ARGENTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARGENTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARGENTAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARGENTAL is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARGENTAL
No single letter turns ARGENTAL into another word.
How ARGENTAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARGENTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARGENTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARGENTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
raretechnical
Relating to silver, or containing or resembling it.
Argental comes from the Latin word for silver and shows up in old chemistry and mineral writing. In ordinary prose silvery or the prefix argent- does the same job more often.
How ARGENTAL is used
Argental is rare and mostly found in older scientific texts.
- The assayer noted an argental sheen on the fresh break.
- Argental mercury is an old name for a silver amalgam.
- The ore had an argental look under the lamp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARGENTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ARGENTAL
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Common questions about ARGENTAL
- Is ARGENTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARGENTAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARGENTAL worth?
- ARGENTAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARGENTAL mean?
- Relating to silver, or containing or resembling it.
- What letters can be added to ARGENTAL?
- No single letter can be added to ARGENTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARGENTAL:
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