NUCLEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NUCLEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUCLEAL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUCLEAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUCLEAL
No single letter turns NUCLEAL into another word.
How NUCLEAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NUCLEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does NUCLEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to or like a nucleus.
Nucleal is a little-used variant that most writers replace with nuclear. It leans on the sense of something sitting at the centre.
How NUCLEAL is used
Nucleal is rare and found chiefly in older scientific prose.
- The older text used the term nucleal for the cell centre.
- A nucleal region can be seen under the microscope.
- Few modern authors choose nucleal over nuclear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUCLEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NUCLEAL
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Common questions about NUCLEAL
- Is NUCLEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUCLEAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUCLEAL worth?
- NUCLEAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUCLEAL mean?
- Relating to or like a nucleus.
- What letters can be added to NUCLEAL?
- No single letter can be added to NUCLEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NUCLEAL:
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