PUBERTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PUBERTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUBERTAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUBERTAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUBERTAL
No single letter turns PUBERTAL into another word.
How PUBERTAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PUBERTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUBERTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PUBERTAL
- All 8 letters of PUBERTAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PUBERTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the stage of life when young people reach sexual maturity.
Pubertal describes the changes in body and hormones that mark the passage from childhood to adolescence. Doctors speak of pubertal growth and pubertal timing. It is a more neutral and scientific word than everyday talk about growing up.
How PUBERTAL is used
Pubertal is used in medicine and child development.
- The pubertal growth spurt began early for her.
- Pubertal changes differ from one child to another.
- A doctor tracked her pubertal development.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUBERTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUBERTAL
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Common questions about PUBERTAL
- Is PUBERTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUBERTAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUBERTAL worth?
- PUBERTAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUBERTAL mean?
- Relating to the stage of life when young people reach sexual maturity.
- What letters can be added to PUBERTAL?
- No single letter can be added to PUBERTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PUBERTAL:
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