TINCTORIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TINCTORIAL 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 TINCTORIAL?
| 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 TINCTORIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINCTORIAL
No single letter turns TINCTORIAL into another word.
How TINCTORIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TINCTORIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TINCTORIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TINCTORIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Concerned with dyeing or staining, or able to give colour to something.
A tinctorial property is what lets a pigment or plant extract take hold in cloth or tissue. The word is rare outside textile history, chemistry and laboratory staining.
How TINCTORIAL is used
Appears in technical writing about dyes, pigments and stains.
- Madder root has strong tinctorial power.
- The chemist compared the tinctorial strength of two samples.
- Old manuals describe the tinctorial plants of the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINCTORIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TINCTORIAL
1 longer words begin with TINCTORIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TINCTORIAL
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Common questions about TINCTORIAL
- Is TINCTORIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINCTORIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINCTORIAL worth?
- TINCTORIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINCTORIAL mean?
- Concerned with dyeing or staining, or able to give colour to something.
- What letters can be added to TINCTORIAL?
- No single letter can be added to TINCTORIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TINCTORIAL:
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