TACTUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TACTUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACTUAL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACTUAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACTUAL
No single letter turns TACTUAL into another word.
How TACTUAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TACTUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What does TACTUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to the sense of touch or to the organs that feel by touch.
Tactual is the less common cousin of the word tactile and turns up in psychology and physiology rather than in casual talk. A tactual impression is one that reaches the mind through contact with the skin.
How TACTUAL is used
Tactual is used in formal or scientific writing about perception through touch.
- The experiment compared tactual and visual memory in young children.
- She relied on tactual clues to find the light switch in the dark.
- A tactual sensation of roughness told him the board was not yet sanded.
- Blind readers depend on tactual perception to read raised dots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACTUAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACTUAL
3 longer words begin with TACTUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TACTUAL
Common questions about TACTUAL
- Is TACTUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACTUAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACTUAL worth?
- TACTUAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACTUAL mean?
- Relating to the sense of touch or to the organs that feel by touch.
- What letters can be added to TACTUAL?
- No single letter can be added to TACTUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TACTUAL:
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