COLUMNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COLUMNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLUMNAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLUMNAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLUMNAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
columnalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLUMNAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COLUMNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLUMNAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLUMNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to a column, or shaped like one.
Columnal is an uncommon cousin of columnar and tends to appear in older or technical descriptions. It may also name a single segment of a crinoid stem in zoology.
How COLUMNAL is used
Mostly seen in architecture, anatomy and natural-history writing.
- The fossil showed a clear columnal structure.
- Weathering left the cliff with a columnal profile.
- The architect praised the columnal rhythm of the facade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLUMNAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLUMNAL
1 longer words begin with COLUMNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in COLUMNAL
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Common questions about COLUMNAL
- Is COLUMNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLUMNAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLUMNAL worth?
- COLUMNAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLUMNAL mean?
- Relating to a column, or shaped like one.
- What letters can be added to COLUMNAL?
- COLUMNAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COLUMNAL:
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