BICAUDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BICAUDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BICAUDAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BICAUDAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICAUDAL
No single letter turns BICAUDAL into another word.
How BICAUDAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BICAUDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BICAUDAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BICAUDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Possessing two tails or two tail-like extensions.
Biologists use bicaudal for unusual animals or developmental oddities, such as a lizard that regrew a second tail. The Latin roots bi and cauda give the meaning away to anyone who knows them.
How BICAUDAL is used
Bicaudal is a specialist term in zoology and anatomy.
- The bicaudal lizard puzzled the researchers.
- A bicaudal fin is rare among these fish.
- The specimen was clearly bicaudal, with two perfect tips.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BICAUDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BICAUDAL
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Common questions about BICAUDAL
- Is BICAUDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BICAUDAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BICAUDAL worth?
- BICAUDAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BICAUDAL mean?
- Possessing two tails or two tail-like extensions.
- What letters can be added to BICAUDAL?
- No single letter can be added to BICAUDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BICAUDAL:
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