LITTORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LITTORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITTORAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITTORAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITTORAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
littoralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LITTORAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LITTORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITTORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LITTORAL
- LITTORAL 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 LITTORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or found on the shore of a sea or lake, especially the zone between high and low water.
Littoral is a scientific and geographic word for the strip where land meets water. Ecologists speak of the littoral zone to describe the shallow, plant-rich edge of a lake, and navies use it for operations near coasts.
How LITTORAL is used
Littoral can also be a noun for a coastal region, and it is common in ecology and naval writing.
- Many small crabs live in the littoral zone.
- The littoral waters near the harbour are shallow and warm.
- The navy trained for littoral missions along the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITTORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LITTORAL
The 8 tiles of LITTORAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LITTORAL
1 longer words begin with LITTORAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LITTORAL
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Common questions about LITTORAL
- Is LITTORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITTORAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITTORAL worth?
- LITTORAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITTORAL mean?
- Relating to or found on the shore of a sea or lake, especially the zone between high and low water.
- What letters can be added to LITTORAL?
- LITTORAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LITTORAL:
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