AUSTRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AUSTRAL 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 AUSTRAL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUSTRAL is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUSTRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
australsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUSTRAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AUSTRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does AUSTRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of or from the south, especially the southern hemisphere.
Austral is the southern counterpart of boreal. As a noun it was also the currency of Argentina in the 1980s, replaced later by the peso.
How AUSTRAL is used
Austral is a formal word in geography and zoology for southern regions and climates.
- Austral winters bring snow to the Andes in July.
- Scientists studied austral birds on the remote island.
- The austral summer begins in December.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUSTRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUSTRAL
6 longer words begin with AUSTRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in AUSTRAL
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Common questions about AUSTRAL
- Is AUSTRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUSTRAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUSTRAL worth?
- AUSTRAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUSTRAL mean?
- Of or from the south, especially the southern hemisphere.
- What letters can be added to AUSTRAL?
- AUSTRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AUSTRAL:
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