VALVULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VALVULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALVULAR?
| 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 VALVULAR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALVULAR
No single letter turns VALVULAR into another word.
How VALVULAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VALVULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VALVULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VALVULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a valve, especially a valve of the heart.
Valvular is most often met in medicine, where valvular disease means trouble with the flaps that keep blood moving one way. It can also describe anything that works by valves.
How VALVULAR is used
Valvular appears in cardiology and in descriptions of valve-based mechanisms.
- He was treated for valvular heart disease.
- A valvular defect caused the murmur.
- The pump uses a simple valvular action.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALVULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VALVULAR
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Common questions about VALVULAR
- Is VALVULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALVULAR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALVULAR worth?
- VALVULAR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALVULAR mean?
- Relating to a valve, especially a valve of the heart.
- What letters can be added to VALVULAR?
- No single letter can be added to VALVULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VALVULAR:
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