FEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FEAL 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 FEAL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEAL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about FEAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Faithful and loyal, especially to a lord or cause.
The word feal survives mainly in the old legal phrase leal and feal, used to describe someone bound by true allegiance. It is now rare outside historical or literary writing about oaths of fealty.
How FEAL is used
Almost always paired with leal in the fixed phrase leal and feal.
- The old knight was known for being feal to his lord until death.
- In legal texts the phrase leal and feal describes a person of proven loyalty.
- She remained feal to her family through every hardship.
- The clan swore to stay feal to their chief.
- Few modern readers recognize feal without seeing it in an old manuscript.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FEAL
The 4 tiles of FEAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with FEAL
5 longer words begin with FEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FEAL
Common questions about FEAL
- Is FEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEAL worth?
- FEAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEAL mean?
- Faithful and loyal, especially to a lord or cause.
- What letters can be added to FEAL?
- FEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FEAL:
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