QUANTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. QUANTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUANTAL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUANTAL is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUANTAL
No single letter turns QUANTAL into another word.
How QUANTAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUANTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does QUANTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to quanta, or occurring in separate steps rather than a smooth continuous range.
Quantal is used in physics and in biology, where a response may be all-or-nothing instead of graded. It points to jumps between fixed levels, not gradual change.
How QUANTAL is used
Quantal is a technical word found in physics, physiology and pharmacology.
- The nerve showed a quantal response to the stimulus.
- Energy levels in the atom are quantal, not continuous.
- Quantal release of the chemical was recorded at the synapse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUANTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUANTAL
1 longer words begin with QUANTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in QUANTAL
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Common questions about QUANTAL
- Is QUANTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUANTAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUANTAL worth?
- QUANTAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUANTAL mean?
- Relating to quanta, or occurring in separate steps rather than a smooth continuous range.
- What letters can be added to QUANTAL?
- No single letter can be added to QUANTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUANTAL:
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