PENDULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PENDULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENDULAR?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENDULAR is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENDULAR
No single letter turns PENDULAR into another word.
How PENDULAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENDULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENDULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENDULAR
- All 8 letters of PENDULAR are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENDULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Swinging back and forth like a pendulum, or hanging freely.
Writers use pendular for any steady to-and-fro motion, from a clock weight to the mood of a restless character. Physicists use it more exactly for swings governed by gravity.
How PENDULAR is used
A formal adjective, used in science and in elevated descriptive prose.
- The lamp moved in a slow pendular arc.
- His pendular stride rocked the whole boat.
- A pendular motion of the weight kept the clock running.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENDULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PENDULAR
The 8 tiles of PENDULAR in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PENDULAR
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Common questions about PENDULAR
- Is PENDULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENDULAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENDULAR worth?
- PENDULAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENDULAR mean?
- Swinging back and forth like a pendulum, or hanging freely.
- What letters can be added to PENDULAR?
- No single letter can be added to PENDULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENDULAR:
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