ESTIVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ESTIVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESTIVAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESTIVAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESTIVAL
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ESTIVAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ESTIVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ESTIVAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to or occurring in summer.
Estival is a refined alternative to summery, found in natural history, poetry and careful prose. It pairs with hibernal for winter and vernal for spring.
How ESTIVAL is used
The word estival is formal or literary and is the American spelling of aestival.
- The estival heat settled over the valley.
- Many estival flowers bloom only for a few weeks.
- He wrote a poem about estival evenings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESTIVAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ESTIVAL
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Common questions about ESTIVAL
- Is ESTIVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESTIVAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESTIVAL worth?
- ESTIVAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESTIVAL mean?
- Relating to or occurring in summer.
- What letters can be added to ESTIVAL?
- ESTIVAL takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ESTIVAL:
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