UMBONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UMBONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMBONAL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBONAL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBONAL
No single letter turns UMBONAL into another word.
How UMBONAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UMBONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does UMBONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or shaped like an umbo, a rounded raised knob or boss.
Biologists and archaeologists call a bump on a shell, a shield or a mushroom cap umbonal. The word points to the raised centre itself, not to the surrounding flat surface.
How UMBONAL is used
Umbonal is a specialist adjective used in zoology, botany and archaeology.
- The umbonal region of the shell was thick and worn.
- An umbonal swelling rose in the middle of the cap.
- The shield had an umbonal boss of bronze.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBONAL
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Common questions about UMBONAL
- Is UMBONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBONAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBONAL worth?
- UMBONAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBONAL mean?
- Relating to or shaped like an umbo, a rounded raised knob or boss.
- What letters can be added to UMBONAL?
- No single letter can be added to UMBONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UMBONAL:
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