RENAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RENAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RENAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RENAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RENAL
No single letter turns RENAL into another word.
How RENAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RENAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about RENAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RENAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to, affecting, or involving the kidneys.
Renal is the standard medical adjective used whenever doctors or scientists need to refer to the kidneys, appearing in terms like renal failure, renal artery and renal function. It comes from the Latin renes, meaning kidneys, in the same way that words such as cardiac and hepatic describe the heart and liver. The word is used constantly in medical writing but rarely appears in everyday conversation outside a clinical setting.
How RENAL is used
A technical medical term, standard in clinical and scientific writing about the kidneys.
- The patient was diagnosed with renal failure.
- Doctors monitored his renal function closely.
- The renal artery supplies blood to the kidney.
- She specialises in renal medicine.
- Poor hydration can affect renal health over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RENAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RENAL
The 5 tiles of RENAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in RENAL
4 words end in RENAL. Useful as a back hook: play RENAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with RENAL inside
19 words contain RENAL in the middle. Words that start with RENAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RENAL
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Common questions about RENAL
- Is RENAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RENAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RENAL worth?
- RENAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RENAL mean?
- Relating to, affecting, or involving the kidneys.
- What letters can be added to RENAL?
- No single letter can be added to RENAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RENAL:
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