TURBINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TURBINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TURBINAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURBINAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURBINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turbinalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURBINAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TURBINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURBINAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TURBINAL
- All 8 letters of TURBINAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TURBINAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
One of the thin, curled shelves of bone inside the nasal cavity, covered with mucous membrane.
Each turbinal warms and moistens the air on its way to the lungs. Humans have three on each side, and doctors sometimes shrink them when they swell and block breathing.
How TURBINAL is used
An anatomical term, used in medical texts where the turbinal bones of the nose are named.
- The surgeon reduced the swollen turbinal on the left side.
- Each turbinal is shaped like a small scroll of bone.
- Air passes over the turbinal before it reaches the throat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TURBINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TURBINAL
The 8 tiles of TURBINAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TURBINAL
1 longer words begin with TURBINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TURBINAL
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Common questions about TURBINAL
- Is TURBINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TURBINAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TURBINAL worth?
- TURBINAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TURBINAL mean?
- One of the thin, curled shelves of bone inside the nasal cavity, covered with mucous membrane.
- What letters can be added to TURBINAL?
- TURBINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TURBINAL:
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