PHALANGEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PHALANGEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHALANGEAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHALANGEAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHALANGEAL
No single letter turns PHALANGEAL into another word.
How PHALANGEAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHALANGEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHALANGEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHALANGEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to the small bones of the fingers or toes.
A phalangeal fracture is a break in one of these small bones, and doctors name each joint by its position. The term comes from phalanx, the word for a single finger or toe bone.
How PHALANGEAL is used
Used in anatomy and medicine, especially in reports on injuries.
- The X-ray showed a phalangeal fracture in his little finger.
- The surgeon examined the phalangeal joints one by one.
- A phalangeal bone is very small compared with a thigh bone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHALANGEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHALANGEAL
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Common questions about PHALANGEAL
- Is PHALANGEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHALANGEAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHALANGEAL worth?
- PHALANGEAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHALANGEAL mean?
- Relating to the small bones of the fingers or toes.
- What letters can be added to PHALANGEAL?
- No single letter can be added to PHALANGEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHALANGEAL:
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