VERNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VERNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERNAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERNAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERNAL
No single letter turns VERNAL into another word.
How VERNAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VERNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about VERNAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 VERNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to spring, or happening or appearing in that season.
Astronomers call the moment in March when day and night are of equal length the vernal equinox. Poets use the word more freely, for fresh green growth or for the lively feeling of youth, which they treat as the spring of life. It comes from the Latin word for spring.
How VERNAL is used
Formal or poetic; the standard phrase is vernal equinox.
- The vernal equinox falls around the twentieth of March.
- A vernal breeze moved through the orchard.
- The meadow showed its first vernal flowers.
- He felt a vernal energy after the long winter.
- The festival marks the vernal renewal of the land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERNAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VERNAL
The 6 tiles of VERNAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VERNAL
15 longer words begin with VERNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VERNAL
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Common questions about VERNAL
- Is VERNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERNAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERNAL worth?
- VERNAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERNAL mean?
- Relating to spring, or happening or appearing in that season.
- What letters can be added to VERNAL?
- No single letter can be added to VERNAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VERNAL:
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