DEMENTIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DEMENTIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMENTIAL?
| 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 DEMENTIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMENTIAL
No single letter turns DEMENTIAL into another word.
How DEMENTIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEMENTIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMENTIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEMENTIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or resembling dementia, the progressive loss of memory and thinking ability.
Demential is a clinical adjective for changes in the brain or behaviour that go with dementia. It is far rarer than the form demented, which has a harsher everyday meaning. Doctors prefer neutral terms such as dementia-related in modern writing.
How DEMENTIAL is used
Demential is a rare medical adjective found in older clinical texts.
- The report described demential changes in the scan.
- Early demential symptoms include forgetting familiar names.
- The study compared demential and non-demential patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMENTIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEMENTIAL
The 9 tiles of DEMENTIAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMENTIAL
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Common questions about DEMENTIAL
- Is DEMENTIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMENTIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMENTIAL worth?
- DEMENTIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMENTIAL mean?
- Relating to or resembling dementia, the progressive loss of memory and thinking ability.
- What letters can be added to DEMENTIAL?
- No single letter can be added to DEMENTIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEMENTIAL:
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