SUBDURAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUBDURAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBDURAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBDURAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBDURAL
No single letter turns SUBDURAL into another word.
How SUBDURAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBDURAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBDURAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBDURAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Lying beneath the tough outer membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.
Subdural is a location word that doctors use in diagnosis, most often in subdural bleeding after a blow to the head. It points to the space under the dura mater.
How SUBDURAL is used
The word subdural is used almost always in medical reports and news about head injuries.
- The scan revealed a subdural haemorrhage.
- Surgeons drained the subdural blood to relieve pressure.
- A subdural collection can form slowly after a minor fall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBDURAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBDURAL
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Common questions about SUBDURAL
- Is SUBDURAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBDURAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBDURAL worth?
- SUBDURAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBDURAL mean?
- Lying beneath the tough outer membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to SUBDURAL?
- No single letter can be added to SUBDURAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBDURAL:
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