MENINGEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MENINGEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENINGEAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENINGEAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENINGEAL
No single letter turns MENINGEAL into another word.
How MENINGEAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MENINGEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENINGEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MENINGEAL
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MENINGEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.
Meningeal is the adjective doctors use for the three protective layers around the central nervous system. A meningeal infection is a serious matter because it affects those layers.
How MENINGEAL is used
Meningeal is used in medical and anatomical writing.
- The scan showed meningeal swelling.
- A meningeal artery supplies blood to the brain covering.
- Fever and a stiff neck can signal meningeal disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENINGEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MENINGEAL
The 9 tiles of MENINGEAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MENINGEAL
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Common questions about MENINGEAL
- Is MENINGEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENINGEAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENINGEAL worth?
- MENINGEAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENINGEAL mean?
- Relating to the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to MENINGEAL?
- No single letter can be added to MENINGEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MENINGEAL:
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