UDAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. UDAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UDAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UDAL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UDAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
udalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UDAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about UDAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 UDAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotslegal
A form of land ownership, free of any feudal superior, traditionally used in Orkney and Shetland.
Udal tenure, known too as odal or allodial tenure, is a Scandinavian-derived system of holding land outright based on long, uninterrupted possession rather than a grant from a feudal lord. It has survived in the Northern Isles of Scotland long after feudal tenure prevailed elsewhere.
How UDAL is used
Specialist legal term, used mainly in discussions of Orkney and Shetland land law.
- The family had held the croft by udal right for generations.
- Udal law differs sharply from ordinary Scottish land law.
- Lawyers in Orkney still occasionally deal with udal titles.
- The lecture explained how udal tenure came from Norse settlers.
- Her udal claim to the land was never formally registered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UDAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UDAL
The 4 tiles of UDAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with UDAL
3 longer words begin with UDAL.
Words ending in UDAL
12 words end in UDAL. Useful as a back hook: play UDAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with UDAL inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain UDAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UDAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UDAL
Common questions about UDAL
- Is UDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UDAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UDAL worth?
- UDAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UDAL mean?
- A form of land ownership, free of any feudal superior, traditionally used in Orkney and Shetland.
- What letters can be added to UDAL?
- UDAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UDAL:
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