RHINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RHINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RHINAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RHINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RHINAL
No single letter turns RHINAL into another word.
How RHINAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RHINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does RHINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the nose or the nasal passages.
The word comes from the Greek for nose and appears mostly in anatomy and medicine. A related use in neuroscience is the rhinal cortex, a region of the brain tied to smell and memory, which takes its name from the same root. Everyday speech prefers the plain word nasal.
How RHINAL is used
Technical; found in medical and anatomical writing rather than in ordinary conversation.
- The surgeon examined the rhinal cavity with a small camera.
- A rhinal infection can spread to the sinuses.
- The textbook labelled the rhinal groove on the skull.
- Damage to the rhinal region of the brain affected his memory.
- The vet described a rhinal discharge in the sick horse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RHINAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RHINAL
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Common questions about RHINAL
- Is RHINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RHINAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RHINAL worth?
- RHINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RHINAL mean?
- Relating to the nose or the nasal passages.
- What letters can be added to RHINAL?
- No single letter can be added to RHINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RHINAL:
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