TINEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TINEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINEAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINEAL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINEAL
No single letter turns TINEAL into another word.
How TINEAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TINEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,517.
What stands out about TINEAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TINEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to tinea, the fungal skin infection commonly known as ringworm.
Dermatologists use tineal to describe symptoms, lesions, or infections connected with tinea, a group of fungal skin conditions that includes athlete's foot and ringworm. A tineal patch typically appears as a ring-shaped, scaly area of irritated skin. The word functions as the adjective form of the noun tinea, much as viral relates to virus.
How TINEAL is used
Technical, medical adjective used in dermatology rather than everyday speech.
- The dermatologist noted a tineal patch on the patient's forearm.
- Tineal infections often spread through shared towels or gym mats.
- The rash showed the classic ring shape of a tineal lesion.
- Antifungal cream cleared up the tineal infection within weeks.
- The report listed several tineal conditions common in warm climates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TINEAL
The 6 tiles of TINEAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TINEAL
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Common questions about TINEAL
- Is TINEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINEAL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINEAL worth?
- TINEAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINEAL mean?
- Relating to tinea, the fungal skin infection commonly known as ringworm.
- What letters can be added to TINEAL?
- No single letter can be added to TINEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TINEAL:
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