RIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIAL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about RIAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 RIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The basic unit of currency in several countries of the Middle East, including Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
A rial is divided into smaller units in the same way a dollar is divided into cents, though the exact subdivision differs from country to country. Because several nations use the name for their own separate currency, the value of a rial changes completely depending on which country issued it.
How RIAL is used
Used mainly when discussing currency, prices, or travel in the countries that issue it; rarely met outside that context.
- He exchanged his dollars for a handful of Omani rial notes.
- The market stall listed every price in rial rather than in dollars.
- A single rial did not buy much after the currency lost value.
- She kept a few old rial coins from her grandfather's travels.
- Prices in the Iranian shop were marked in thousands of rial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIAL
The 4 tiles of RIAL in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with RIAL
3 longer words begin with RIAL.
Words ending in RIAL
Showing 24 of 292 words that end in RIAL. Useful as a back hook: play RIAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIAL inside
Showing 24 of 374 words that contain RIAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIAL
Common questions about RIAL
- Is RIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIAL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIAL worth?
- RIAL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIAL mean?
- The basic unit of currency in several countries of the Middle East, including Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- What letters can be added to RIAL?
- RIAL takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIAL:
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