GYROIDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GYROIDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYROIDAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYROIDAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYROIDAL
No single letter turns GYROIDAL into another word.
How GYROIDAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GYROIDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GYROIDAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GYROIDAL
- All 8 letters of GYROIDAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GYROIDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Arranged in a spiral, or turning in a spiral manner.
In crystallography and optics, gyroidal describes forms or effects that twist steadily to one side. The word is mostly seen in technical descriptions of crystals.
How GYROIDAL is used
Used in crystallography and optics for spiral arrangements or twisting effects.
- The mineral displayed a gyroidal pattern under the microscope.
- A gyroidal structure twists steadily around its axis.
- The textbook explained how gyroidal crystals rotate polarized light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYROIDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GYROIDAL
The 8 tiles of GYROIDAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GYROIDAL
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Common questions about GYROIDAL
- Is GYROIDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYROIDAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYROIDAL worth?
- GYROIDAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYROIDAL mean?
- Arranged in a spiral, or turning in a spiral manner.
- What letters can be added to GYROIDAL?
- No single letter can be added to GYROIDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GYROIDAL:
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