SEPTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SEPTAL 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 SEPTAL?
| 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 SEPTAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEPTAL
No single letter turns SEPTAL into another word.
How SEPTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEPTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SEPTAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 10 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 SEPTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a septum, the thin wall that divides two cavities or masses of tissue, as in the nose or the heart.
Anatomists use septal for anything that belongs to such a dividing wall. A septal defect is a hole in the wall between the two sides of the heart, and a deviated septal wall in the nose can make breathing on one side hard. The word comes from Latin saeptum, a fence or partition, and it appears in zoology and botany for similar divisions.
How SEPTAL is used
Technical term of anatomy and medicine, most often seen in septal defect.
- The baby was born with a septal defect in the heart.
- A septal bend made one nostril nearly useless.
- Surgeons repaired the septal wall in a short operation.
- The scan showed a septal thickening of the muscle.
- Pain from septal damage can spread across the nose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEPTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEPTAL
The 6 tiles of SEPTAL in a different order — 10 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SEPTAL
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Common questions about SEPTAL
- Is SEPTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEPTAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEPTAL worth?
- SEPTAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEPTAL mean?
- Relating to a septum, the thin wall that divides two cavities or masses of tissue, as in the nose or the heart.
- What letters can be added to SEPTAL?
- No single letter can be added to SEPTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEPTAL:
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