PIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIAL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIAL
Front hooks — 1
spialBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PIAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about PIAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 PIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pia mater, the thin, innermost membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.
Anatomists use pial as the adjective form of pia mater, the delicate layer that clings directly to the surface of the brain beneath the tougher outer membranes. Small pial blood vessels run through this layer, carrying blood to the surface of the brain, and doctors speak of pial bleeding or pial arteries when describing conditions affecting this membrane. Outside medicine and anatomy the word is essentially unused.
How PIAL is used
A specialist anatomical and medical term, not used in everyday speech.
- The scan revealed bleeding in the pial blood vessels.
- Surgeons carefully avoided damaging the pial membrane during the operation.
- Pial arteries supply blood directly to the brain's surface.
- The textbook diagram labelled the pial layer beneath the arachnoid.
- Inflammation of the pial covering can follow a serious head injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIAL
The 4 tiles of PIAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words ending in PIAL
8 words end in PIAL. Useful as a back hook: play PIAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIAL inside
9 words contain PIAL in the middle. Words that start with PIAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIAL
Common questions about PIAL
- Is PIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIAL worth?
- PIAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIAL mean?
- Relating to the pia mater, the thin, innermost membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to PIAL?
- PIAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PIAL:
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