THERIACAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. THERIACAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THERIACAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THERIACAL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THERIACAL
No single letter turns THERIACAL into another word.
How THERIACAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THERIACAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THERIACAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THERIACAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicmedical
Relating to theriac, an old compound medicine used as an antidote to poison.
Theriac was a famous remedy made from dozens of ingredients mixed with honey and prescribed against snakebite and many other ills. Theriacal describes anything connected with that cure or, loosely, anything medicinal. The word survives in histories of medicine.
How THERIACAL is used
Theriacal is archaic and met almost only in medical history.
- The old physician prescribed a theriacal paste for the bite.
- Theriacal preparations often contained opium and viper flesh.
- The museum displays a theriacal jar from the seventeenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THERIACAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THERIACAL
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Common questions about THERIACAL
- Is THERIACAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THERIACAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THERIACAL worth?
- THERIACAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THERIACAL mean?
- Relating to theriac, an old compound medicine used as an antidote to poison.
- What letters can be added to THERIACAL?
- No single letter can be added to THERIACAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THERIACAL:
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