LACRYMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LACRYMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACRYMAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACRYMAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACRYMAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lacrymalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACRYMAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LACRYMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LACRYMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LACRYMAL
- LACRYMAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LACRYMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to tears or to the glands and ducts that produce and carry them.
Doctors speak of the lacrymal gland, the lacrymal duct and the lacrymal bone when they describe the structures around the eye. The spelling lacrymal is an old variant, and medical texts now more often give a slightly different form.
How LACRYMAL is used
Anatomical adjective found in medical writing, as in the lacrymal gland.
- A blocked lacrymal duct can make the eye water constantly.
- The surgeon examined the lacrymal gland under the upper eyelid.
- The lacrymal bone is one of the smallest in the face.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACRYMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LACRYMAL
1 longer words begin with LACRYMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LACRYMAL
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Common questions about LACRYMAL
- Is LACRYMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACRYMAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACRYMAL worth?
- LACRYMAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACRYMAL mean?
- Relating to tears or to the glands and ducts that produce and carry them.
- What letters can be added to LACRYMAL?
- LACRYMAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LACRYMAL:
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