SAGITTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAGITTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAGITTAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAGITTAL is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAGITTAL
No single letter turns SAGITTAL into another word.
How SAGITTAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAGITTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAGITTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAGITTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Relating to a plane that divides the body into left and right parts, or shaped like an arrow.
In anatomy a sagittal cut runs from front to back, so that the left and right halves of the head are separated. The word comes from the Latin for arrow, which also explains the sagittal suture on top of the skull.
How SAGITTAL is used
Used in anatomy, medical imaging and biology, as in a sagittal view.
- The scan shows a sagittal slice through the brain.
- A sagittal incision divides the body lengthwise.
- The doctor pointed to the sagittal suture on the skull model.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAGITTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAGITTAL
1 longer words begin with SAGITTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SAGITTAL
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Common questions about SAGITTAL
- Is SAGITTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAGITTAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAGITTAL worth?
- SAGITTAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAGITTAL mean?
- Relating to a plane that divides the body into left and right parts, or shaped like an arrow.
- What letters can be added to SAGITTAL?
- No single letter can be added to SAGITTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAGITTAL:
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