AROUSAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AROUSAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AROUSAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AROUSAL is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AROUSAL
Front hooks — 1
carousalBack hooks — 1
arousalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AROUSAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AROUSAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does AROUSAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being awakened or stirred into alertness, excitement or desire.
Psychologists use arousal for how alert or activated the body and mind are at a given moment. In everyday speech it more often points to sexual excitement, so context decides the sense.
How AROUSAL is used
Arousal is common in psychology, physiology and everyday talk about excitement or alertness.
- Loud noise raised his level of arousal at once.
- The study measured physical arousal through heart rate.
- The arousal of public anger took only a few days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AROUSAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AROUSAL
1 longer words begin with AROUSAL.
Shorter words from the letters in AROUSAL
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Common questions about AROUSAL
- Is AROUSAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AROUSAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AROUSAL worth?
- AROUSAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AROUSAL mean?
- The state of being awakened or stirred into alertness, excitement or desire.
- What letters can be added to AROUSAL?
- AROUSAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AROUSAL:
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