PLACENTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PLACENTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLACENTAL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLACENTAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLACENTAL
Front hooks — 1
aplacentalBack hooks — 1
placentalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLACENTAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PLACENTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLACENTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLACENTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the placenta, or describing mammals that nourish their young through one before birth.
Placental mammals include nearly all familiar species apart from the egg-laying monotremes and pouched marsupials. Doctors also use placental for problems and tissues linked to the organ itself. In zoology, placental is a sorting word for how a young animal develops.
How PLACENTAL is used
Used in biology and medicine, often in the phrase placental mammal.
- Dogs and whales are both placental mammals.
- A placental fault can restrict the baby's growth.
- The textbook compares placental and marsupial development.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLACENTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLACENTAL
1 longer words begin with PLACENTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PLACENTAL
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Common questions about PLACENTAL
- Is PLACENTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLACENTAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLACENTAL worth?
- PLACENTAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLACENTAL mean?
- Relating to the placenta, or describing mammals that nourish their young through one before birth.
- What letters can be added to PLACENTAL?
- PLACENTAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PLACENTAL:
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