NEONATAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NEONATAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEONATAL?
| 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 NEONATAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEONATAL
No single letter turns NEONATAL into another word.
How NEONATAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEONATAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEONATAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEONATAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to newborn babies, especially during the first month of life.
Neonatal is the standard medical word for care and conditions that concern the very first weeks of an infant. Hospitals have neonatal units for babies born early or ill, and health statistics track neonatal deaths as a separate category.
How NEONATAL is used
Neonatal is mostly used with nouns like care, unit, ward or screening.
- The baby spent two weeks in the neonatal unit.
- Neonatal screening checks for rare conditions.
- Improved neonatal care has saved many lives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEONATAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEONATAL
1 longer words begin with NEONATAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NEONATAL
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Common questions about NEONATAL
- Is NEONATAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEONATAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEONATAL worth?
- NEONATAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEONATAL mean?
- Relating to newborn babies, especially during the first month of life.
- What letters can be added to NEONATAL?
- No single letter can be added to NEONATAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEONATAL:
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