SETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SETAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SETAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SETAL
No single letter turns SETAL into another word.
How SETAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about SETAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 12 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 SETAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologybotany
Relating to or covered with setae, the stiff bristle-like structures found on many invertebrates, some plants and certain fungi.
Biologists use setal to describe features built from or resembling setae, the tiny bristles that earthworms use to grip soil, that caterpillars display along their bodies, or that appear as fine hairs on some leaves and stems. A setal pattern, such as the arrangement of bristles on a body segment, often helps taxonomists distinguish between closely related species of worms or insects. Because setae vary so much in number, length and arrangement across different animal and plant groups, setal characteristics form part of the detailed descriptions used in scientific classification. The word rarely appears outside specialist biological writing.
How SETAL is used
A specialist term from zoology and botany, used mainly in taxonomic descriptions.
- The key relies on setal counts to separate the two beetle species.
- Researchers examined the setal pattern along the caterpillar's back.
- A dense setal covering protects the stem from insects.
- The paper described the setal arrangement in unusual detail.
- Under the microscope, the setal hairs looked like fine bristles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SETAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SETAL
The 5 tiles of SETAL in a different order — 12 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SETAL
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Common questions about SETAL
- Is SETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SETAL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SETAL worth?
- SETAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SETAL mean?
- Relating to or covered with setae, the stiff bristle-like structures found on many invertebrates, some plants and certain fungi.
- What letters can be added to SETAL?
- No single letter can be added to SETAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SETAL:
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