TORSIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TORSIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORSIONAL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TORSIONAL is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORSIONAL
No single letter turns TORSIONAL into another word.
How TORSIONAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TORSIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORSIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TORSIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to twisting, or caused by a force that twists an object around its axis.
Engineers test the torsional strength of shafts and bridges to see how much twist they can take before they fail. The word also describes the spring-like pull that a twisted wire exerts in trying to untwist.
How TORSIONAL is used
Used in physics and engineering about twisting forces and stiffness.
- The drive shaft broke under torsional stress.
- A torsional spring stores energy as it is wound.
- Designers measured the torsional rigidity of the car frame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORSIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TORSIONAL
The 9 tiles of TORSIONAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TORSIONAL
1 longer words begin with TORSIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TORSIONAL
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Common questions about TORSIONAL
- Is TORSIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORSIONAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORSIONAL worth?
- TORSIONAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORSIONAL mean?
- Relating to twisting, or caused by a force that twists an object around its axis.
- What letters can be added to TORSIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to TORSIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TORSIONAL:
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