BATHYAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BATHYAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATHYAL?
| 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 BATHYAL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATHYAL
No single letter turns BATHYAL into another word.
How BATHYAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BATHYAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does BATHYAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the deep ocean zone between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.
The bathyal zone lies roughly between 200 and 2000 metres down, where sunlight fades to darkness. Oceanographers study its slopes and canyons and the animals that live there. It sits above the abyss.
How BATHYAL is used
Bathyal is used in oceanography and marine biology.
- The bathyal zone begins past the edge of the shelf.
- Researchers sampled bathyal sediments from the slope.
- Many bathyal creatures live in total darkness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATHYAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about BATHYAL
- Is BATHYAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATHYAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATHYAL worth?
- BATHYAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATHYAL mean?
- Relating to the deep ocean zone between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.
- What letters can be added to BATHYAL?
- No single letter can be added to BATHYAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BATHYAL:
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