NODICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NODICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NODICAL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NODICAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NODICAL
No single letter turns NODICAL into another word.
How NODICAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NODICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does NODICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the nodes of an orbit, the points where it crosses a reference plane.
Astronomers speak of a nodical month, the time the Moon takes to return to the same node. The word is useful in predicting eclipses. A nodical period differs slightly from the ordinary month in the calendar.
How NODICAL is used
Nodical is an astronomy term found in technical texts.
- The nodical month is slightly shorter than the sidereal one.
- He calculated the nodical cycle of the Moon.
- A nodical revolution brings the planet back to its node.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NODICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NODICAL
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Common questions about NODICAL
- Is NODICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NODICAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NODICAL worth?
- NODICAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NODICAL mean?
- Relating to the nodes of an orbit, the points where it crosses a reference plane.
- What letters can be added to NODICAL?
- No single letter can be added to NODICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NODICAL:
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