NARWHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NARWHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARWHAL?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARWHAL is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARWHAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NARWHAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NARWHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does NARWHAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small Arctic whale whose male has one long, spiralled tusk growing from its upper jaw.
The narwhal lives in cold northern seas and dives deep for fish and squid. The tusk is really an overgrown tooth, and it gave rise to the old unicorn legends. Hunters and scientists alike know it as an elusive animal.
How NARWHAL is used
The usual spelling for the tusked Arctic whale in science and general writing.
- A narwhal surfaced between the ice floes and then dived again.
- Sailors once sold narwhal tusks as unicorn horns.
- The film followed a pod of narwhal through the Arctic summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARWHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NARWHAL
3 longer words begin with NARWHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NARWHAL
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Common questions about NARWHAL
- Is NARWHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARWHAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARWHAL worth?
- NARWHAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARWHAL mean?
- A small Arctic whale whose male has one long, spiralled tusk growing from its upper jaw.
- What letters can be added to NARWHAL?
- NARWHAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NARWHAL:
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