DUCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DUCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUCAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUCAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUCAL
No single letter turns DUCAL into another word.
How DUCAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does DUCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to, belonging to or characteristic of a duke or a duchy.
Ducal describes anything connected with the rank of duke, from a ducal palace and a ducal crown to the estate of a ducal family. It is used mostly in historical, formal or literary writing about European nobility, where dukes ranked just below princes and kings. The word helps distinguish the property or authority of a duke from that of other titled nobles, such as an earl or a marquess.
How DUCAL is used
Formal or historical register, used chiefly when writing about noble titles, palaces or estates.
- Tourists were shown through the ducal apartments of the old palace.
- The ducal crest still hangs above the main gate.
- He inherited the ducal title from his uncle.
- The city grew up around the ducal court in the fifteenth century.
- Historians described the long ducal rule of the region before unification.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUCAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DUCAL
The 5 tiles of DUCAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DUCAL
1 longer words begin with DUCAL.
Words ending in DUCAL
2 words end in DUCAL. Useful as a back hook: play DUCAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in DUCAL
Common questions about DUCAL
- Is DUCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUCAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUCAL worth?
- DUCAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUCAL mean?
- Relating to, belonging to or characteristic of a duke or a duchy.
- What letters can be added to DUCAL?
- No single letter can be added to DUCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUCAL:
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