ZONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ZONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZONAL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZONAL is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZONAL
Front hooks — 1
azonalBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ZONAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does ZONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to, divided into, or arranged in zones.
A zonal arrangement organizes something into bands or regions that each follow their own rule, such as climate belts around the globe or the separate areas of a filing system. The word is used across very different fields, from geography and biology to sports competitions organized by regional zone. What ties the uses together is the idea of dividing a whole space into distinct, ordered sections.
How ZONAL is used
Common in geography, biology and administrative contexts wherever something is organized by zone.
- The map shows the zonal pattern of rainfall across the continent.
- Soil scientists describe a zonal soil as one shaped mainly by climate.
- The tournament has a zonal round before the national final.
- Zonal heating lets each room be warmed separately.
- The plant's zonal distribution follows the mountain's changing altitude.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZONAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZONAL
The 5 tiles of ZONAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ZONAL
1 longer words begin with ZONAL.
Words ending in ZONAL
8 words end in ZONAL. Useful as a back hook: play ZONAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ZONAL
Common questions about ZONAL
- Is ZONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZONAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZONAL worth?
- ZONAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZONAL mean?
- Relating to, divided into, or arranged in zones.
- What letters can be added to ZONAL?
- ZONAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZONAL:
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