MATINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MATINAL 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 MATINAL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATINAL
No single letter turns MATINAL into another word.
How MATINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MATINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does MATINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalrare
Relating to or taking place in the morning.
Matinal is a bookish word, more at home in poetry or essays than in daily speech. It shares its root with matins, the morning prayer service. A near relative, matutinal, means almost the same thing.
How MATINAL is used
The word matinal is rare and gives a literary tone to talk of mornings.
- A matinal mist hung over the river.
- He enjoyed a quiet matinal walk before work.
- The poet praised the matinal song of the thrush.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MATINAL
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Common questions about MATINAL
- Is MATINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATINAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATINAL worth?
- MATINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATINAL mean?
- Relating to or taking place in the morning.
- What letters can be added to MATINAL?
- No single letter can be added to MATINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MATINAL:
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