TEMPORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TEMPORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEMPORAL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEMPORAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEMPORAL
Front hooks — 1
atemporalBack hooks — 1
temporalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEMPORAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TEMPORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEMPORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TEMPORAL
- All 8 letters of TEMPORAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TEMPORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to time, or to worldly matters as opposed to spiritual ones.
Philosophers talk about temporal order when events are arranged by when they happen. In anatomy it points to the temples of the head, and in older religious writing it means earthly rather than sacred.
How TEMPORAL is used
Appears in science, grammar and law, as in "temporal lobe" or "temporal clause".
- The temporal lobe processes sound and memory.
- The story has a clear temporal sequence.
- Kings once held temporal power while bishops held spiritual power.
- A temporal clause tells us when something happens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEMPORAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEMPORAL
The 8 tiles of TEMPORAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TEMPORAL
16 longer words begin with TEMPORAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TEMPORAL
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Common questions about TEMPORAL
- Is TEMPORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEMPORAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEMPORAL worth?
- TEMPORAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEMPORAL mean?
- Relating to time, or to worldly matters as opposed to spiritual ones.
- What letters can be added to TEMPORAL?
- TEMPORAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TEMPORAL:
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