RIYAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIYAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIYAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIYAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIYAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
riyalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIYAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIYAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does RIYAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit of currency used in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Yemen, divided into smaller units such as halalas.
The riyal takes its name from the Spanish real, a coin whose name spread across trade routes into the Arabic-speaking world, where several countries later adopted it as their national currency unit. Although the Saudi riyal, Qatari riyal, and Yemeni riyal share the same name and historical root, each is a separate currency issued by its own central bank with its own value. Prices in these countries are commonly quoted in riyals, much as prices elsewhere are quoted in dollars or euros.
How RIYAL is used
Used as the name of the basic currency unit in several Gulf and Arabian Peninsula countries; always paired with a specific country's context.
- The meal cost about forty riyals at the local restaurant.
- She exchanged her dollars for riyals at the airport counter.
- The Saudi riyal is pegged to the value of the US dollar.
- Shopkeepers listed every price in riyals rather than dollars.
- He saved several hundred riyals during his stay in Doha.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIYAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIYAL
The 5 tiles of RIYAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIYAL
1 longer words begin with RIYAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RIYAL
Common questions about RIYAL
- Is RIYAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIYAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIYAL worth?
- RIYAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIYAL mean?
- A unit of currency used in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Yemen, divided into smaller units such as halalas.
- What letters can be added to RIYAL?
- RIYAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIYAL:
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