ILIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ILIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILIAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILIAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILIAL
Front hooks — 1
filialBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ILIAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ILIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does ILIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or connected with the ilium, the broad upper bone of the hip.
Ilial describes anything to do with the ilium, the large, flared bone that forms the upper part of each side of the pelvis and that a person can feel as the hip bone. An ilial fracture, for example, is a break in that particular bone rather than in the lower pelvis or the thigh. Surgeons speak of the ilial crest, the curved ridge along the top edge of the bone, as a landmark during hip and spine operations. The word is easily confused with ileal, which instead concerns the intestine rather than the skeleton.
How ILIAL is used
Technical anatomical and medical term, used mainly in clinical descriptions of the pelvis and hip.
- The X-ray showed an ilial fracture from the fall.
- Surgeons used the ilial crest as a guide during the hip replacement.
- The report noted mild ilial asymmetry in the pelvis.
- Bone marrow samples are often taken from the ilial crest.
- The anatomy textbook illustrated the ilial wing in cross section.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ILIAL
7 words end in ILIAL. Useful as a back hook: play ILIAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ILIAL inside
4 words contain ILIAL in the middle. Words that start with ILIAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ILIAL
Common questions about ILIAL
- Is ILIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILIAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILIAL worth?
- ILIAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILIAL mean?
- Relating to or connected with the ilium, the broad upper bone of the hip.
- What letters can be added to ILIAL?
- ILIAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ILIAL:
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