SIGNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SIGNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGNAL?
| 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 SIGNAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGNAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
signalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIGNAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIGNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about SIGNAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 SIGNAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sound, gesture, light, or other sign used to convey information or give an instruction.
A signal carries meaning by prior agreement between the people or systems involved, whether it is a whistle blast, a flashing light, or a nod across a crowded room. Engineers also use signal for an electrical or radio pulse that carries coded information across a distance. Railways rely on a signal to tell a train driver whether the line ahead is clear, while everyday speech uses the word for any hint that something is about to happen. Across all these uses, a signal always stands for something beyond itself rather than being important on its own.
How SIGNAL is used
Common in everyday speech as well as technical fields such as engineering and transport.
- The lifeguard raised a flag as a signal to leave the water.
- A weak signal made the phone call cut out repeatedly.
- The train stopped at a red signal outside the station.
- Her raised eyebrow was a clear signal of disapproval.
- Engineers boosted the signal to reach the remote village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGNAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIGNAL
The 6 tiles of SIGNAL in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SIGNAL
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with SIGNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGNAL
Showing 40 of 94. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SIGNAL
- Is SIGNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGNAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGNAL worth?
- SIGNAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGNAL mean?
- A sound, gesture, light, or other sign used to convey information or give an instruction.
- What letters can be added to SIGNAL?
- SIGNAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIGNAL:
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