DISTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DISTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTAL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTAL
No single letter turns DISTAL into another word.
How DISTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DISTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does DISTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Situated away from the point of attachment or from the center of the body.
Distal is an anatomical term used to describe the position of a body part relative to another, most often a limb, bone, or blood vessel, in contrast to proximal, which means closer to the point of attachment. In dentistry, distal describes the surface of a tooth farther from the front of the mouth. The word is used constantly in anatomy, medicine, and dentistry to give a precise, unambiguous sense of location instead of vague terms like far or lower.
How DISTAL is used
A precise anatomical and dental term, standard in medical writing but not part of everyday speech.
- The distal end of the fibula sits near the ankle.
- Doctors examined the distal portion of the artery for blockages.
- The distal surface of the tooth had begun to decay.
- Nerves in the distal fingers were the first to lose sensation.
- A fracture near the distal end of the bone can affect the joint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISTAL
The 6 tiles of DISTAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DISTAL
1 longer words begin with DISTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTAL
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Common questions about DISTAL
- Is DISTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTAL worth?
- DISTAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTAL mean?
- Situated away from the point of attachment or from the center of the body.
- What letters can be added to DISTAL?
- No single letter can be added to DISTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DISTAL:
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