VALVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VALVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALVAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALVAL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALVAL
No single letter turns VALVAL into another word.
How VALVAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VALVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What does VALVAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a valve, or shaped like one.
Valval is a technical adjective, built from the Latin root of valve, and it appears in anatomy and in botany where a structure works like a valve or resembles one. It is a rare word, and most writers prefer valvular for the same meaning. Scrabble players know it chiefly as a short and useful play with a double v.
How VALVAL is used
Rare and technical; valvular is far more common in ordinary scientific writing.
- The surgeon noted a valval defect in the heart.
- A valval structure in the fruit lets the seeds out when it is dry.
- The report describes a valval opening that closes under pressure.
- He circled valval on the board and counted the points.
- The valval folds of the vessel keep the fluid moving one way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALVAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VALVAL
Common questions about VALVAL
- Is VALVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALVAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALVAL worth?
- VALVAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALVAL mean?
- Relating to a valve, or shaped like one.
- What letters can be added to VALVAL?
- No single letter can be added to VALVAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VALVAL:
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