DERMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DERMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DERMAL?
| 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 DERMAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERMAL
No single letter turns DERMAL into another word.
How DERMAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DERMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about DERMAL
- The same 6 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 DERMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the skin, especially to the dermis, the thick layer beneath the surface.
Doctors and biologists use dermal to describe things that sit in or act on the skin: a dermal patch releases medicine through it, and dermal fillers are injected below the surface. The word comes from the Greek derma, meaning skin, and it appears in compounds such as epidermal and dermatology. In animals the term is applied to the bony plates or scales formed in the skin, as in crocodiles.
How DERMAL is used
Technical, in medicine, cosmetics and zoology.
- The nurse applied a dermal patch to his arm.
- Dermal fillers are used to smooth wrinkles.
- The dermal layer contains nerves and blood vessels.
- Some fish have dermal armour instead of scales.
- The test measured dermal absorption of the cream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DERMAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DERMAL
The 6 tiles of DERMAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DERMAL
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Common questions about DERMAL
- Is DERMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERMAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERMAL worth?
- DERMAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DERMAL mean?
- Relating to the skin, especially to the dermis, the thick layer beneath the surface.
- What letters can be added to DERMAL?
- No single letter can be added to DERMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DERMAL:
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