PULPAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PULPAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULPAL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULPAL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULPAL
No single letter turns PULPAL into another word.
How PULPAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PULPAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What does PULPAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pulp, especially the soft inner tissue at the center of a tooth.
Dentists use pulpal when they talk about the nerve and blood vessels inside a tooth. A pulpal infection causes the sharp, throbbing pain that often leads to a root canal. The word can also describe anything made of pulp, but that use is rare.
How PULPAL is used
Mainly dental; seldom met outside clinical writing.
- The dentist found pulpal damage under the old filling.
- Deep decay can cause pulpal inflammation within days.
- A pulpal abscess needs urgent treatment.
- X-rays showed that the pulpal space had narrowed with age.
- She described the pulpal pain as a steady throb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULPAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PULPAL
1 longer words begin with PULPAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PULPAL
Common questions about PULPAL
- Is PULPAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULPAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULPAL worth?
- PULPAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULPAL mean?
- Relating to the pulp, especially the soft inner tissue at the center of a tooth.
- What letters can be added to PULPAL?
- No single letter can be added to PULPAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PULPAL:
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