ARTERIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARTERIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTERIAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTERIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTERIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arterialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARTERIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARTERIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTERIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTERIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to an artery, or to a main route that carries heavy traffic.
Doctors use arterial for blood that leaves the heart under pressure, while planners use it for busy trunk roads. Both senses suggest a main channel with smaller branches leading off it.
How ARTERIAL is used
Found in medical writing about blood vessels and in transport talk about major roads.
- The nurse noted that the arterial blood was bright red.
- Traffic on the arterial road slowed to a crawl at rush hour.
- A tear in the arterial wall needed urgent surgery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTERIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARTERIAL
12 longer words begin with ARTERIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTERIAL
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Common questions about ARTERIAL
- Is ARTERIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTERIAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTERIAL worth?
- ARTERIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTERIAL mean?
- Relating to an artery, or to a main route that carries heavy traffic.
- What letters can be added to ARTERIAL?
- ARTERIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARTERIAL:
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