LOREAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOREAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOREAL?
| 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 LOREAL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOREAL
No single letter turns LOREAL into another word.
How LOREAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LOREAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LOREAL
- LOREAL 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 LOREAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to the lore, the small area between the eye and the base of the beak or nostril in birds and certain reptiles.
The loreal region is a patch of skin or scales that field guides often mention when describing how to identify a species, since its colour or pattern can differ sharply from the surrounding head. In snakes, loreal is also used as a noun for the particular scale that occupies this position between the eye and the nostril. The term belongs to specialized zoological description rather than everyday speech.
How LOREAL is used
A technical term from ornithology and herpetology, rarely used outside descriptions of birds' or reptiles' heads.
- The field guide noted the bird's distinctive loreal patch.
- A dark loreal stripe ran from the snake's eye to its nostril.
- Researchers measured the loreal scale to help identify the species.
- The loreal area was bare of feathers on the young hawk.
- Illustrations highlighted the loreal region in bright colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOREAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about LOREAL
- Is LOREAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOREAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOREAL worth?
- LOREAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOREAL mean?
- Relating to the lore, the small area between the eye and the base of the beak or nostril in birds and certain reptiles.
- What letters can be added to LOREAL?
- No single letter can be added to LOREAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LOREAL:
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