CRANIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CRANIAL 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 CRANIAL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANIAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANIAL
No single letter turns CRANIAL into another word.
How CRANIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRANIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about CRANIAL
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRANIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the skull, the bony case that protects the brain.
Doctors talk about cranial injuries, cranial nerves and cranial pressure. Twelve pairs of nerves leave the brain directly and are numbered as cranial nerves. Surgeons describe the skull cavity as the cranial space.
How CRANIAL is used
Cranial is a standard medical adjective.
- The scan showed no cranial damage after the fall.
- Cranial nerves control vision, smell and facial movement.
- High cranial pressure can cause a severe headache.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRANIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRANIAL
The 7 tiles of CRANIAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CRANIAL
1 longer words begin with CRANIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANIAL
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Common questions about CRANIAL
- Is CRANIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANIAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANIAL worth?
- CRANIAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRANIAL mean?
- Relating to the skull, the bony case that protects the brain.
- What letters can be added to CRANIAL?
- No single letter can be added to CRANIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRANIAL:
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