RUGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RUGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUGAL?
| 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 RUGAL is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUGAL
Front hooks — 1
frugalBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RUGAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about RUGAL
- 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 RUGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Marked by wrinkles, ridges, or folds, especially the folds found in certain internal body surfaces.
Anatomists use rugal to describe a surface covered in small folds or ridges, called rugae, such as the wrinkled lining seen inside an empty stomach. Those folds let an organ like the stomach expand smoothly as it fills, then return to a rugal, wrinkled state once it empties again. The word can also describe any wrinkled surface outside medicine, though this broader use is rare. It comes from the Latin ruga, meaning a wrinkle or fold, the same root that gives English the more general word rugose.
How RUGAL is used
A technical term used mainly in anatomy and medicine to describe wrinkled or ridged internal surfaces.
- The scan showed the normal rugal folds lining the empty stomach.
- Doctors noted the rugal pattern had flattened in the affected area.
- An empty bladder often shows a similarly rugal inner surface.
- The textbook illustrated the rugal ridges of the stomach wall in detail.
- Surgeons examined the rugal lining for any sign of unusual thickening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUGAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUGAL
The 5 tiles of RUGAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RUGAL
1 longer words begin with RUGAL.
Words ending in RUGAL
2 words end in RUGAL. Useful as a back hook: play RUGAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUGAL inside
9 words contain RUGAL in the middle. Words that start with RUGAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUGAL
Common questions about RUGAL
- Is RUGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUGAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUGAL worth?
- RUGAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUGAL mean?
- Marked by wrinkles, ridges, or folds, especially the folds found in certain internal body surfaces.
- What letters can be added to RUGAL?
- RUGAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUGAL:
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