LARYNGEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LARYNGEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARYNGEAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARYNGEAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARYNGEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laryngealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARYNGEAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LARYNGEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LARYNGEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LARYNGEAL
- LARYNGEAL 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 LARYNGEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to the larynx, the part of the throat that holds the vocal cords.
Doctors speak of laryngeal muscles, nerves and infections, and phoneticians use laryngeal for sounds made deep in the throat. It is a formal, clinical term and has no everyday synonym.
How LARYNGEAL is used
Used in medicine, anatomy and phonetics.
- The laryngeal nerve controls the vocal cords.
- He was treated for a laryngeal infection.
- Some languages use a laryngeal consonant that English lacks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARYNGEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LARYNGEAL
2 longer words begin with LARYNGEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LARYNGEAL
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Common questions about LARYNGEAL
- Is LARYNGEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARYNGEAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARYNGEAL worth?
- LARYNGEAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARYNGEAL mean?
- Relating to the larynx, the part of the throat that holds the vocal cords.
- What letters can be added to LARYNGEAL?
- LARYNGEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LARYNGEAL:
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