DENTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DENTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENTAL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENTAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENTAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DENTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does DENTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the teeth or to the branch of medicine concerned with them.
Dental describes anything connected with teeth, gums, and their care, from a routine dental checkup to complex dental surgery. In phonetics, dental also names a class of consonant sounds, such as th, produced with the tongue against the upper teeth. The adjective appears constantly in medical, insurance, and everyday contexts wherever teeth are involved.
How DENTAL is used
Adjective, frequently paired with nouns like "care," "hygiene," "surgery," or "consonant."
- She scheduled a dental appointment for a routine cleaning.
- His dental insurance covers two checkups a year.
- The clinic specializes in dental surgery for children.
- Linguists classify "th" as a dental sound.
- Poor dental hygiene can lead to gum disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENTAL
15 longer words begin with DENTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DENTAL
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Common questions about DENTAL
- Is DENTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENTAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENTAL worth?
- DENTAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENTAL mean?
- Relating to the teeth or to the branch of medicine concerned with them.
- What letters can be added to DENTAL?
- DENTAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DENTAL:
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