SUFFIXAL is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SUFFIXAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUFFIXAL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUFFIXAL is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUFFIXAL
No single letter turns SUFFIXAL into another word.
How SUFFIXAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUFFIXAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUFFIXAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUFFIXAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or functioning as a suffix, an element added to the end of a word.
Linguists call an ending suffixal when it attaches after the stem, like -ness in kindness. The term separates such endings from prefixes at the front of a word.
How SUFFIXAL is used
Suffixal is a grammar and linguistics term.
- The suffixal ending marks the plural.
- Many languages rely on suffixal endings for tense.
- She studied suffixal patterns in Turkish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUFFIXAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SUFFIXAL
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Common questions about SUFFIXAL
- Is SUFFIXAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUFFIXAL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUFFIXAL worth?
- SUFFIXAL is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUFFIXAL mean?
- Relating to or functioning as a suffix, an element added to the end of a word.
- What letters can be added to SUFFIXAL?
- No single letter can be added to SUFFIXAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUFFIXAL:
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