POPLITEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POPLITEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPLITEAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPLITEAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPLITEAL
No single letter turns POPLITEAL into another word.
How POPLITEAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POPLITEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POPLITEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POPLITEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Situated at the back of the knee.
Popliteal is an anatomical label used for the artery, vein, nerve and muscle that run through that hollow. Clinicians use it when describing swelling, pulses or injuries behind the knee joint.
How POPLITEAL is used
Used almost only in medical and anatomical writing, as in popliteal artery.
- The surgeon checked the popliteal pulse behind the knee.
- A popliteal cyst can make the joint feel tight.
- The popliteal artery supplies blood to the lower leg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPLITEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POPLITEAL
The 9 tiles of POPLITEAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POPLITEAL
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Common questions about POPLITEAL
- Is POPLITEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPLITEAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPLITEAL worth?
- POPLITEAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPLITEAL mean?
- Situated at the back of the knee.
- What letters can be added to POPLITEAL?
- No single letter can be added to POPLITEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POPLITEAL:
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