PERICARDIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PERICARDIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERICARDIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERICARDIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERICARDIAL
No single letter turns PERICARDIAL into another word.
How PERICARDIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERICARDIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERICARDIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERICARDIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pericardium, the membrane sac around the heart.
Doctors speak of pericardial fluid, a pericardial rub or pericardial disease when the covering of the heart is involved. The word points to the sac, not to the heart muscle itself.
How PERICARDIAL is used
A medical term used in anatomy and cardiology.
- The scan showed a pericardial effusion around the heart.
- Pericardial pain often eases when the patient leans forward.
- The surgeon drained the pericardial fluid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERICARDIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERICARDIAL
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Common questions about PERICARDIAL
- Is PERICARDIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERICARDIAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERICARDIAL worth?
- PERICARDIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERICARDIAL mean?
- Relating to the pericardium, the membrane sac around the heart.
- What letters can be added to PERICARDIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PERICARDIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERICARDIAL:
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