VARICEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VARICEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARICEAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARICEAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARICEAL
No single letter turns VARICEAL into another word.
How VARICEAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VARICEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VARICEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VARICEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to or involving a varix, an abnormally swollen vein.
Doctors use variceal mainly in the phrase variceal bleeding, which means bleeding from enlarged veins in the gullet or stomach, often linked to liver disease. The word is clinical and seldom heard outside hospitals. It is built from varix, the swollen vessel.
How VARICEAL is used
Medical term, nearly always in variceal bleeding or variceal banding procedures.
- The patient was admitted with variceal bleeding.
- A variceal band was placed during the endoscopy.
- Variceal pressure is checked in chronic liver disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARICEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VARICEAL
The 8 tiles of VARICEAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in VARICEAL
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Common questions about VARICEAL
- Is VARICEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARICEAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARICEAL worth?
- VARICEAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARICEAL mean?
- Relating to or involving a varix, an abnormally swollen vein.
- What letters can be added to VARICEAL?
- No single letter can be added to VARICEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VARICEAL:
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