MENISCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MENISCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENISCAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENISCAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENISCAL
No single letter turns MENISCAL into another word.
How MENISCAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MENISCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENISCAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MENISCAL
- All 8 letters of MENISCAL are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 MENISCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a meniscus, especially the cartilage pad inside the knee joint.
Sports doctors talk about meniscal tears when a footballer twists a planted knee. Physicists can use the same adjective for the curved surface of a liquid, though the medical sense is far more common.
How MENISCAL is used
Mainly found in orthopaedic and sports medicine writing.
- An MRI revealed a meniscal tear in his left knee.
- Meniscal damage can cause clicking and swelling.
- The surgeon repaired the meniscal cartilage through a tiny cut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENISCAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MENISCAL
The 8 tiles of MENISCAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MENISCAL
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Common questions about MENISCAL
- Is MENISCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENISCAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENISCAL worth?
- MENISCAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENISCAL mean?
- Relating to a meniscus, especially the cartilage pad inside the knee joint.
- What letters can be added to MENISCAL?
- No single letter can be added to MENISCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MENISCAL:
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