PALPEBRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PALPEBRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALPEBRAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALPEBRAL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALPEBRAL
No single letter turns PALPEBRAL into another word.
How PALPEBRAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PALPEBRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALPEBRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALPEBRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of or relating to the eyelids.
Anatomists speak of the palpebral fissure, the opening between the lids, and doctors check palpebral swelling when diagnosing allergies. The adjective palpebral comes from the Latin word for eyelid, which explains why it feels so technical.
How PALPEBRAL is used
Medical and anatomical term, often in phrases like "palpebral fissure".
- The palpebral muscle lifts the upper lid.
- He had mild palpebral swelling after the sting.
- Doctors measured the palpebral fissure in the clinic.
- A palpebral reflex makes us blink when something nears the eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALPEBRAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PALPEBRAL
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Common questions about PALPEBRAL
- Is PALPEBRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALPEBRAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALPEBRAL worth?
- PALPEBRAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALPEBRAL mean?
- Of or relating to the eyelids.
- What letters can be added to PALPEBRAL?
- No single letter can be added to PALPEBRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PALPEBRAL:
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