CLYPEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CLYPEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLYPEAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLYPEAL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLYPEAL
No single letter turns CLYPEAL into another word.
How CLYPEAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLYPEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CLYPEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Clypeal means relating to the clypeus, the plate at the front of an insect's head.
Entomologists use clypeal when describing a bug's face, for example a clypeal margin or clypeal hairs. The word is a descriptive label and tells you where on the head a feature sits.
How CLYPEAL is used
Clypeal is a specialist term in insect anatomy.
- The clypeal margin is straight in this species.
- Fine clypeal hairs help identify the wasp.
- A clypeal groove separates the plate from the forehead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLYPEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLYPEAL
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Common questions about CLYPEAL
- Is CLYPEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLYPEAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLYPEAL worth?
- CLYPEAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLYPEAL mean?
- Clypeal means relating to the clypeus, the plate at the front of an insect's head.
- What letters can be added to CLYPEAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLYPEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLYPEAL:
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