GEOIDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GEOIDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEOIDAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEOIDAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEOIDAL
No single letter turns GEOIDAL into another word.
How GEOIDAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GEOIDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What stands out about GEOIDAL
- GEOIDAL runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GEOIDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the geoid, the imagined surface of mean sea level extended around the earth.
Surveyors and geodesists use geoidal heights to turn satellite measurements into usable elevations above sea level. The term reminds us that the earth is not a perfect sphere or ellipsoid.
How GEOIDAL is used
Geoidal appears in geodesy and satellite navigation.
- The map shows geoidal undulations of up to a hundred metres.
- Engineers corrected the GPS height with a geoidal model.
- A geoidal surface follows gravity, not simple geometry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEOIDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GEOIDAL
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Common questions about GEOIDAL
- Is GEOIDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEOIDAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEOIDAL worth?
- GEOIDAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEOIDAL mean?
- Relating to the geoid, the imagined surface of mean sea level extended around the earth.
- What letters can be added to GEOIDAL?
- No single letter can be added to GEOIDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GEOIDAL:
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