DEXTRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEXTRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEXTRAL?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEXTRAL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEXTRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dextralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEXTRAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEXTRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does DEXTRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or located on the right side, as opposed to sinistral.
Biologists use dextral for snail shells whose whorls spiral to the right, and geologists use it for a fault where the far block moves right. The word is a technical counterpart to sinistral and rarely appears in everyday speech.
How DEXTRAL is used
Dextral appears mainly in zoology, geology and anatomy when direction matters.
- Most snail species have a dextral shell.
- The dextral fault shifted the road several metres to the right.
- A dextral coil is the common form in this genus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEXTRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEXTRAL
4 longer words begin with DEXTRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DEXTRAL
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Common questions about DEXTRAL
- Is DEXTRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEXTRAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEXTRAL worth?
- DEXTRAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEXTRAL mean?
- Relating to or located on the right side, as opposed to sinistral.
- What letters can be added to DEXTRAL?
- DEXTRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEXTRAL:
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