POUNDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. POUNDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POUNDAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POUNDAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POUNDAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poundalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POUNDAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POUNDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does POUNDAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of force that gives a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second squared.
The poundal belongs to the foot-pound-second system and is far smaller than a pound of force. Physics students meet it in older textbooks.
How POUNDAL is used
Poundal is a technical unit rarely used outside historical physics.
- One poundal is roughly 0.138 newtons.
- The problem asked for the answer in poundals.
- A poundal is a tiny force by everyday standards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POUNDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POUNDAL
1 longer words begin with POUNDAL.
Shorter words from the letters in POUNDAL
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Common questions about POUNDAL
- Is POUNDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POUNDAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POUNDAL worth?
- POUNDAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POUNDAL mean?
- A unit of force that gives a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second squared.
- What letters can be added to POUNDAL?
- POUNDAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POUNDAL:
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