HELIACAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HELIACAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELIACAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELIACAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELIACAL
No single letter turns HELIACAL into another word.
How HELIACAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HELIACAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELIACAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HELIACAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the sun, especially the rising or setting of a star at about the same time as the sun.
Ancient astronomers tracked the heliacal rising of Sirius, the first day it appears in the dawn sky after weeks hidden by sunlight. The Egyptians tied their calendar to that event.
How HELIACAL is used
Used in astronomy and the history of calendars.
- The heliacal rising of Sirius marked the start of the Egyptian year.
- Astronomers calculated the heliacal setting of the star.
- A heliacal event happens when a star first emerges from the sun's glare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELIACAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HELIACAL
The 8 tiles of HELIACAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HELIACAL
1 longer words begin with HELIACAL.
Shorter words from the letters in HELIACAL
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Common questions about HELIACAL
- Is HELIACAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELIACAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELIACAL worth?
- HELIACAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELIACAL mean?
- Relating to the sun, especially the rising or setting of a star at about the same time as the sun.
- What letters can be added to HELIACAL?
- No single letter can be added to HELIACAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HELIACAL:
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