LACTEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LACTEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACTEAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACTEAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACTEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lactealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACTEAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LACTEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What stands out about LACTEAL
- LACTEAL 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 LACTEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A lymphatic vessel in the small intestine that absorbs digested fats.
Each lacteal sits inside a tiny finger of the gut wall and carries a milky fluid called chyle to the larger lymph ducts. Without these vessels, dietary fat could not reach the blood properly.
How LACTEAL is used
Lacteal is an anatomy term, and as an adjective it can mean of or like milk.
- Fat droplets pass into a lacteal after a meal.
- The surgeon traced a lacteal through the gut wall.
- A blocked lacteal can cause a build-up of fluid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACTEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LACTEAL
2 longer words begin with LACTEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LACTEAL
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Common questions about LACTEAL
- Is LACTEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACTEAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACTEAL worth?
- LACTEAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACTEAL mean?
- A lymphatic vessel in the small intestine that absorbs digested fats.
- What letters can be added to LACTEAL?
- LACTEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LACTEAL:
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