TEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEAL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEAL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TEAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 TEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small duck that has a bright green or blue patch of colour on its wings, found on rivers and lakes across the Northern Hemisphere.
The teal is one of the smallest members of the duck family, and its name later gave rise to teal as a colour term, describing the dark blue-green shade seen in the wing marking of the bird. In modern use teal appears often as a colour rather than the bird itself, in fields such as fashion, interior design and branding.
How TEAL is used
Common as a colour name today; the original bird sense is more familiar to birdwatchers and hunters.
- A pair of teal paddled quietly along the reeds at the edge of the pond.
- She painted the kitchen walls a soft teal.
- The hunter counted a dozen teal resting on the marsh at dawn.
- His new jacket came in teal rather than plain blue.
- Teal is named after the small duck whose wing shows the same blue-green shade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEAL
The 4 tiles of TEAL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TEAL
4 longer words begin with TEAL.
Words ending in TEAL
12 words end in TEAL. Useful as a back hook: play TEAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with TEAL inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain TEAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TEAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEAL
Common questions about TEAL
- Is TEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEAL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEAL worth?
- TEAL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEAL mean?
- A small duck that has a bright green or blue patch of colour on its wings, found on rivers and lakes across the Northern Hemisphere.
- What letters can be added to TEAL?
- TEAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TEAL:
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