METACARPAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. METACARPAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METACARPAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METACARPAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METACARPAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metacarpalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METACARPAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METACARPAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METACARPAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METACARPAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of the five long bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
A metacarpal forms the palm and links to a finger bone at the knuckle. A punch thrown badly often breaks one, known as a boxer's fracture. The word also works as an adjective for anything related to these bones.
How METACARPAL is used
Used in anatomy and in injury reports, also for the matching bones in animal forelimbs.
- He broke a metacarpal in the fall.
- An X-ray showed a crack in the fifth metacarpal.
- Each metacarpal supports one finger or the thumb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METACARPAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METACARPAL
1 longer words begin with METACARPAL.
Shorter words from the letters in METACARPAL
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Common questions about METACARPAL
- Is METACARPAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METACARPAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METACARPAL worth?
- METACARPAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METACARPAL mean?
- Any of the five long bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
- What letters can be added to METACARPAL?
- METACARPAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METACARPAL:
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