VISCERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VISCERAL 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 VISCERAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VISCERAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VISCERAL
No single letter turns VISCERAL into another word.
How VISCERAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VISCERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VISCERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VISCERAL
- All 8 letters of VISCERAL are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 VISCERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the internal organs of the body, or arising from deep instinct rather than reasoning.
In anatomy, visceral fat sits around the organs in the abdomen. In everyday speech a visceral reaction is a gut feeling that comes before any thought.
How VISCERAL is used
Used in medicine and also in writing about strong feeling.
- The film gave me a visceral shock.
- Excess visceral fat raises the risk of heart disease.
- She felt a visceral dread as the door closed.
- His visceral dislike of crowds was obvious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VISCERAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VISCERAL
The 8 tiles of VISCERAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with VISCERAL
1 longer words begin with VISCERAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VISCERAL
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Common questions about VISCERAL
- Is VISCERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VISCERAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VISCERAL worth?
- VISCERAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VISCERAL mean?
- Relating to the internal organs of the body, or arising from deep instinct rather than reasoning.
- What letters can be added to VISCERAL?
- No single letter can be added to VISCERAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VISCERAL:
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