MISTRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MISTRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTRAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTRAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mistralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTRAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISTRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does MISTRAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong, cold, dry wind that blows from the north through the Rhone valley to the Mediterranean coast of France.
The mistral can last for days, bringing clear skies and bitter gusts to Provence. Farmers plant windbreaks of cypress to shield crops from its force. The wind has marked local life, art and weather lore for centuries.
How MISTRAL is used
The word mistral names a particular regional wind of southern France.
- The mistral rattled the shutters all night.
- Vines in the valley bend before the mistral.
- Painters in Provence wrote about the mistral in their letters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MISTRAL
The 7 tiles of MISTRAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MISTRAL
1 longer words begin with MISTRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTRAL
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Common questions about MISTRAL
- Is MISTRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTRAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTRAL worth?
- MISTRAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTRAL mean?
- A strong, cold, dry wind that blows from the north through the Rhone valley to the Mediterranean coast of France.
- What letters can be added to MISTRAL?
- MISTRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISTRAL:
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