BOREAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BOREAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOREAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOREAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOREAL
No single letter turns BOREAL into another word.
How BOREAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOREAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does BOREAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to or characteristic of the cold northern regions of the Earth, especially the forests just south of the Arctic tundra.
The term describes the vast belt of coniferous forest, lakes and long winters that circles the globe across Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia, often called the boreal forest or taiga. Biologists also use boreal to describe animals and plants adapted to this cold climate, such as the boreal owl. The word entered English from Latin borealis, itself linked to Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind.
How BOREAL is used
Used mainly in scientific, geographic and nature writing rather than in casual conversation.
- The boreal forest stretches for thousands of miles across northern Canada.
- A boreal owl nested in the old spruce near the cabin.
- Scientists study how boreal ecosystems respond to a warming climate.
- The expedition crossed a boreal landscape of pine, birch and frozen lakes.
- Cold boreal winds swept down from the tundra each November.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOREAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOREAL
1 longer words begin with BOREAL.
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Common questions about BOREAL
- Is BOREAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOREAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOREAL worth?
- BOREAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOREAL mean?
- Belonging to or characteristic of the cold northern regions of the Earth, especially the forests just south of the Arctic tundra.
- What letters can be added to BOREAL?
- No single letter can be added to BOREAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOREAL:
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