PLEURAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLEURAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEURAL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEURAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEURAL
No single letter turns PLEURAL into another word.
How PLEURAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLEURAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does PLEURAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pleura, the membrane around the lungs, or to the sides of the chest.
Pleural is a medical word, common in talk of the lining that wraps each lung. Doctors use it for fluid, pain or infection in that region. It should not be confused with plural, which is about number.
How PLEURAL is used
Pleural is used in medicine for the membrane around the lungs and nearby conditions.
- The scan showed pleural fluid on the left side.
- He was treated for a pleural infection.
- A pleural cavity surrounds each lung.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEURAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEURAL
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Common questions about PLEURAL
- Is PLEURAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEURAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEURAL worth?
- PLEURAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEURAL mean?
- Relating to the pleura, the membrane around the lungs, or to the sides of the chest.
- What letters can be added to PLEURAL?
- No single letter can be added to PLEURAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLEURAL:
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