SUNDIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SUNDIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNDIAL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNDIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNDIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sundialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUNDIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUNDIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does SUNDIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device that shows the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by the sun onto a marked surface.
The shadow-casting rod is the gnomon, and the hours are marked on the flat plate beneath it. A sundial only works in sunshine, which is why old ones often carry mottoes about clouds and passing hours.
How SUNDIAL is used
Typically seen in gardens, churchyards and town squares.
- The old sundial in the garden was a few minutes off in winter.
- Moss had covered half the numbers on the sundial.
- Children gathered around the sundial to watch the shadow creep forward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNDIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUNDIAL
The 7 tiles of SUNDIAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUNDIAL
1 longer words begin with SUNDIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNDIAL
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Common questions about SUNDIAL
- Is SUNDIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNDIAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNDIAL worth?
- SUNDIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNDIAL mean?
- A device that shows the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by the sun onto a marked surface.
- What letters can be added to SUNDIAL?
- SUNDIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUNDIAL:
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