LOESSIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LOESSIAL 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 LOESSIAL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOESSIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOESSIAL
No single letter turns LOESSIAL into another word.
How LOESSIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOESSIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOESSIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LOESSIAL
- LOESSIAL 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 LOESSIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or made of loess, a fine wind-blown deposit of silt and clay.
Loessial soils are loose, pale and easily cut by rivers, which explains the steep gullies and terraced hills found in parts of China and the American Midwest. The adjective turns up in geology and agriculture whenever the ground itself matters.
How LOESSIAL is used
Loessial appears in soil science and geology to describe land formed from wind-laid silt.
- The loessial plateau is deeply cut by gullies.
- Farmers value loessial ground for its fertility.
- Rain erodes the loessial hills quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOESSIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOESSIAL
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Common questions about LOESSIAL
- Is LOESSIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOESSIAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOESSIAL worth?
- LOESSIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOESSIAL mean?
- Relating to or made of loess, a fine wind-blown deposit of silt and clay.
- What letters can be added to LOESSIAL?
- No single letter can be added to LOESSIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOESSIAL:
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