PATAGIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PATAGIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATAGIAL?
| 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 PATAGIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATAGIAL
No single letter turns PATAGIAL into another word.
How PATAGIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PATAGIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATAGIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATAGIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to the patagium, the fold of skin that forms a wing or gliding membrane.
Biologists meet patagial structures in bats, flying squirrels and birds, where the membrane stretches between limbs. Researchers also clip small patagial tags to a wing to follow birds in the wild.
How PATAGIAL is used
A narrow technical term in anatomy and ornithology.
- The patagial membrane stretched between wrist and shoulder.
- A yellow patagial tag marked each young bird.
- Damage to the patagial skin kept the bat grounded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATAGIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PATAGIAL
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Common questions about PATAGIAL
- Is PATAGIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATAGIAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATAGIAL worth?
- PATAGIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATAGIAL mean?
- Relating to the patagium, the fold of skin that forms a wing or gliding membrane.
- What letters can be added to PATAGIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PATAGIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PATAGIAL:
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