TESSERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TESSERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TESSERAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TESSERAL is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TESSERAL
No single letter turns TESSERAL into another word.
How TESSERAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TESSERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TESSERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TESSERAL
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 TESSERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or made of tesserae, the small blocks used in a mosaic.
Tesseral work is built from many small tiles of stone or glass, each placed by hand to form a larger picture. In mathematics, the word is also used for certain patterns that divide a surface like a tiled floor.
How TESSERAL is used
Tesseral is a rare technical adjective found in art history and some scientific writing.
- The tesseral pavement of the Roman villa was almost perfectly preserved.
- She studied tesseral designs in the floors of Byzantine churches.
- The tesseral patterns in the wall repeated at regular intervals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TESSERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TESSERAL
The 8 tiles of TESSERAL in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TESSERAL
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Common questions about TESSERAL
- Is TESSERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TESSERAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TESSERAL worth?
- TESSERAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TESSERAL mean?
- Relating to or made of tesserae, the small blocks used in a mosaic.
- What letters can be added to TESSERAL?
- No single letter can be added to TESSERAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TESSERAL:
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