PINEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PINEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINEAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINEAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINEAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about PINEAL
- The same 6 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 PINEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Shaped like a pine cone, or relating to the small cone-shaped gland deep in the brain.
Pineal almost always appears attached to gland, naming the tiny structure behind the brain's third ventricle that releases melatonin and helps regulate the body's sense of day and night. The word describes the gland's shape rather than its function: early anatomists thought it resembled a miniature pine cone and named it accordingly. Descartes famously, and wrongly, placed the seat of the soul in this same pineal gland.
How PINEAL is used
Technical; used almost exclusively in anatomy and physiology, chiefly before gland.
- The pineal gland darkens its output of melatonin during daylight.
- Scans showed a small calcified spot on the pineal gland.
- Descartes located the soul in the pineal gland, a claim later doctors dismissed.
- The pineal region of the brain is difficult to reach surgically.
- Light exposure at night can disturb pineal activity in mammals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PINEAL
The 6 tiles of PINEAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PINEAL
10 longer words begin with PINEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PINEAL
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Common questions about PINEAL
- Is PINEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINEAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINEAL worth?
- PINEAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINEAL mean?
- Shaped like a pine cone, or relating to the small cone-shaped gland deep in the brain.
- What letters can be added to PINEAL?
- PINEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINEAL:
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