FAUNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FAUNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAUNAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAUNAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAUNAL
No single letter turns FAUNAL into another word.
How FAUNAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAUNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does FAUNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to the animals of a particular region or period, taken as a group.
Faunal is the counterpart of floral: where floral concerns the plants of a place, faunal concerns its animal life. Scientists speak of faunal surveys, faunal remains found in digs, and faunal zones that divide the world by which creatures live where. It is built on fauna, itself taken from the name of a Roman goddess of the countryside.
How FAUNAL is used
Technical; used in biology, ecology and archaeology.
- The report listed the faunal species found along the river.
- Bones at the dig gave a faunal record of the valley.
- A faunal survey of the island took three summers.
- The faunal change across the ridge was striking.
- Their faunal collection filled an entire gallery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAUNAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAUNAL
1 longer words begin with FAUNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FAUNAL
Common questions about FAUNAL
- Is FAUNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAUNAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAUNAL worth?
- FAUNAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAUNAL mean?
- Relating to the animals of a particular region or period, taken as a group.
- What letters can be added to FAUNAL?
- No single letter can be added to FAUNAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAUNAL:
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