DETRITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DETRITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETRITAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETRITAL is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETRITAL
No single letter turns DETRITAL into another word.
How DETRITAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DETRITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETRITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DETRITAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of loose fragments worn off from rock or other material.
Geologists describe sandstone and similar deposits as detrital when the grains were carried and laid down rather than formed in place. The label separates such rock from chemical or organic deposits. A detrital layer can also help date the source of a river's sediment.
How DETRITAL is used
Mainly in geology and ecology, as in detrital sediment.
- The cliff is built of detrital sand and gravel.
- Detrital grains in the rock reveal where the river once ran.
- Scientists sampled detrital material from the lake bed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETRITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DETRITAL
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Common questions about DETRITAL
- Is DETRITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETRITAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETRITAL worth?
- DETRITAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETRITAL mean?
- Made of loose fragments worn off from rock or other material.
- What letters can be added to DETRITAL?
- No single letter can be added to DETRITAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DETRITAL:
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