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LACTEAL

7 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What LACTEAL Means

  1. noun: any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
  2. adjective: relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk“lacteal fluids”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LACTEAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 C3 T1 E1 A1 L1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In LACTEAL

65 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.

6 letter words (2)

5 letter words (8)

4 letter words (22)

3 letter words (23)

2 letter words (10)

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