FETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FETAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FETAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FETAL
No single letter turns FETAL into another word.
How FETAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does FETAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a fetus, the unborn young of a mammal in the later stages of development in the womb.
Fetal is the standard adjective used in medicine and biology for anything connected with a fetus, as in fetal development, fetal heart rate or fetal monitoring during pregnancy. Doctors and researchers use it to distinguish this later stage of development from the earlier embryonic stage. The word also appears outside medicine in the phrase fetal position, describing a curled-up posture that resembles how a fetus rests in the womb.
How FETAL is used
Standard in medical and scientific writing about pregnancy and development, and familiar to general readers through the phrase fetal position.
- The scan showed a strong fetal heartbeat.
- Doctors monitor fetal growth throughout the pregnancy.
- He curled into the fetal position after the fall.
- Fetal development speeds up during the final trimester.
- The clinic offers regular fetal monitoring for high-risk pregnancies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FETAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FETAL
The 5 tiles of FETAL in a different order — 1 found.
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Common questions about FETAL
- Is FETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FETAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FETAL worth?
- FETAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FETAL mean?
- Relating to a fetus, the unborn young of a mammal in the later stages of development in the womb.
- What letters can be added to FETAL?
- No single letter can be added to FETAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FETAL:
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