SACRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SACRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACRAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACRAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sacralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACRAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SACRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about SACRAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 SACRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the sacrum, the triangular bone at the base of the spine.
In anatomy, sacral describes anything near or belonging to the sacrum, as in the sacral nerves that serve the pelvis and legs. Doctors speak of sacral pain, sacral vertebrae and sacral injuries, and the word sits next to lumbar in descriptions of the lower back. A separate and older sense of sacral concerns sacred rites, though that use is far rarer than the medical one.
How SACRAL is used
Mainly anatomical; the religious sense is rare and formal.
- The scan showed a small fracture in the sacral region.
- She felt sacral pain after a long day of sitting.
- The sacral nerves carry signals to the muscles of the pelvis.
- A dog has three fused sacral vertebrae in its spine.
- The scholar wrote about the sacral meaning of the ancient feast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACRAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SACRAL
The 6 tiles of SACRAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SACRAL
17 longer words begin with SACRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SACRAL
Common questions about SACRAL
- Is SACRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACRAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACRAL worth?
- SACRAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACRAL mean?
- Relating to the sacrum, the triangular bone at the base of the spine.
- What letters can be added to SACRAL?
- SACRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SACRAL:
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