LARVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LARVAL 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 LARVAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARVAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARVAL
No single letter turns LARVAL into another word.
How LARVAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LARVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about LARVAL
- LARVAL 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 LARVAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to a larva, the young wormlike stage of an insect or other animal that changes form.
Larval describes the stage between egg and adult in insects, frogs, crabs and many other animals. A tadpole is a larval frog, and a caterpillar is a larval butterfly. Scientists also use it figuratively for ideas that are still undeveloped and immature.
How LARVAL is used
Scientific term, occasionally figurative.
- The larval stage of the beetle lasts two years.
- Fish eat the larval forms floating near the surface.
- A larval frog breathes through gills.
- The larval food plant was a common weed.
- His plan was still in a larval state.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARVAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LARVAL
The 6 tiles of LARVAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LARVAL
Common questions about LARVAL
- Is LARVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARVAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARVAL worth?
- LARVAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARVAL mean?
- Relating to a larva, the young wormlike stage of an insect or other animal that changes form.
- What letters can be added to LARVAL?
- No single letter can be added to LARVAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LARVAL:
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