CAUDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAUDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAUDAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAUDAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAUDAL
Front hooks — 1
acaudalBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CAUDAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAUDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does CAUDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a tail, or situated at or near the tail end of an animal body.
The term comes from the Latin word for tail and is standard in anatomy and zoology. A caudal fin is the tail fin of a fish, and the caudal direction in a body is the one pointing away from the head. It is the opposite of cranial or rostral, which point toward the head.
How CAUDAL is used
Technical; found in biology, anatomy and medicine rather than everyday speech.
- The shark drives itself forward with strong strokes of its caudal fin.
- The scan showed swelling in the caudal part of the spine.
- Doctors describe positions along the body as cranial or caudal.
- The lizard can drop its caudal section and grow it back.
- A caudal vertebra is one of the small bones in the tail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAUDAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAUDAL
1 longer words begin with CAUDAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CAUDAL
Common questions about CAUDAL
- Is CAUDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAUDAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAUDAL worth?
- CAUDAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAUDAL mean?
- Relating to a tail, or situated at or near the tail end of an animal body.
- What letters can be added to CAUDAL?
- CAUDAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAUDAL:
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