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DORSAL

6 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What DORSAL Means

  1. adjective: belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part“the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals”
  2. adjective: facing away from the axis of an organ or organism“the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DORSAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 O1 R1 S1 A1 L1.

Words Made From The Letters In DORSAL

88 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (12)

4 letter words (32)

3 letter words (32)

2 letter words (12)

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