SAUREL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SAUREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAUREL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAUREL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAUREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saurelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAUREL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAUREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does SAUREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A slender marine fish of the genus Trachurus, also known as horse mackerel or scad.
Saurel refers to fish of the genus Trachurus, recognizable by their elongated, streamlined bodies and the row of bony plates running along the lateral line, a feature that sets them apart from true mackerel. The word entered English from French and is used alongside the more common names horse mackerel and scad for the same fish. Saurel are caught commercially in the Atlantic waters off Europe and North America and are valued as an affordable food fish, often sold fresh, smoked, or canned. Because horse mackerel and scad are far more widely used in English, saurel now appears mostly in older fishing guides and specialist marine references.
How SAUREL is used
A specialized term from fisheries and marine biology, less common than horse mackerel or scad in everyday speech.
- The trawler's net came up full of saurel.
- Marine biologists tagged several saurel to track migration.
- Local markets sold fresh saurel alongside sardines.
- The saurel's bony lateral plates distinguish it from true mackerel.
- Fishermen call the saurel by its older name, horse mackerel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAUREL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAUREL
The 6 tiles of SAUREL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SAUREL
1 longer words begin with SAUREL.
Shorter words from the letters in SAUREL
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Common questions about SAUREL
- Is SAUREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAUREL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAUREL worth?
- SAUREL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAUREL mean?
- A slender marine fish of the genus Trachurus, also known as horse mackerel or scad.
- What letters can be added to SAUREL?
- SAUREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAUREL:
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