VIRGINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VIRGINAL 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 VIRGINAL?
| 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 VIRGINAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRGINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virginalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRGINAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VIRGINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIRGINAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIRGINAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A small rectangular keyboard instrument of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with strings running parallel to the keys.
The virginal was a household favourite in Tudor England, plucked rather than struck. As an adjective the same word describes a virgin or someone untouched, which is a separate, more familiar meaning.
How VIRGINAL is used
As an instrument name, used in music history.
- She played a gigue on the virginal.
- A painted virginal stood in the corner of the parlour.
- Composers wrote many pieces for the virginal in that era.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRGINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VIRGINAL
The 8 tiles of VIRGINAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VIRGINAL
6 longer words begin with VIRGINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRGINAL
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Common questions about VIRGINAL
- Is VIRGINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRGINAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRGINAL worth?
- VIRGINAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRGINAL mean?
- A small rectangular keyboard instrument of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with strings running parallel to the keys.
- What letters can be added to VIRGINAL?
- VIRGINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VIRGINAL:
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