PHEROMONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHEROMONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHEROMONAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHEROMONAL is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHEROMONAL
No single letter turns PHEROMONAL into another word.
How PHEROMONAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHEROMONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHEROMONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHEROMONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to pheromones, the chemical signals that animals release to influence others of their species.
Ants follow a pheromonal trail laid by earlier workers to a food source. Pheromonal cues also help moths find mates over long distances. Whether humans respond to pheromonal signals is still debated.
How PHEROMONAL is used
Used in biology and in popular science about chemical signals.
- The moth tracked the female by a pheromonal signal.
- Pheromonal communication keeps the bee colony organised.
- Scientists debate whether pheromonal effects exist in people.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHEROMONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHEROMONAL
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Common questions about PHEROMONAL
- Is PHEROMONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHEROMONAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHEROMONAL worth?
- PHEROMONAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHEROMONAL mean?
- Relating to pheromones, the chemical signals that animals release to influence others of their species.
- What letters can be added to PHEROMONAL?
- No single letter can be added to PHEROMONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHEROMONAL:
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