LAMINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LAMINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMINAL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laminalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAMINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What stands out about LAMINAL
- LAMINAL 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 LAMINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made with the blade of the tongue, or consisting of thin layers.
In phonetics a laminal sound is one in which the flat part of the tongue touches the ridge behind the teeth. Elsewhere the word can describe rock or tissue built from thin plates.
How LAMINAL is used
Laminal is mostly a phonetics term, often paired with apical to show where the tongue touches.
- Some speakers produce a laminal s with the tongue blade.
- The linguist marked the laminal consonants in the table.
- A laminal structure was visible in the cut stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAMINAL
The 7 tiles of LAMINAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LAMINAL
1 longer words begin with LAMINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMINAL
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Common questions about LAMINAL
- Is LAMINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMINAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMINAL worth?
- LAMINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMINAL mean?
- Made with the blade of the tongue, or consisting of thin layers.
- What letters can be added to LAMINAL?
- LAMINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAMINAL:
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