TERGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TERGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERGAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERGAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERGAL
No single letter turns TERGAL into another word.
How TERGAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TERGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does TERGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to the tergum, the upper or back plate of a segment in an arthropod's body.
Tergal describes structures, plates, or markings found on the back-facing side of an insect, crustacean, or similar arthropod, as opposed to the underside surface. Zoologists use the term when describing the segmented armour of beetles, crabs, and their relatives, where each body ring is covered by its own tergal plate. The word is built directly from tergum, the Latin word for back, and is used only in this specialised anatomical sense.
How TERGAL is used
A technical zoological term, confined to descriptions of arthropod anatomy.
- The beetle displayed tergal plates that overlapped like tiny shields.
- Researchers measured the tergal width of each crab specimen.
- A ridge ran along the tergal surface of the segment.
- The tergal markings helped identify the species of beetle.
- Damage to the tergal plate exposed the softer tissue beneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERGAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about TERGAL
- Is TERGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERGAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERGAL worth?
- TERGAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERGAL mean?
- Relating to the tergum, the upper or back plate of a segment in an arthropod's body.
- What letters can be added to TERGAL?
- No single letter can be added to TERGAL to make another word.
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