The word distal is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • distal adj. (Anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
  • distal adj. (Dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
  • distal adj. (Linguistics) Far or farther from the speaker.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ANATOMY ATTACHMENT DENTISTRY FACING FAR FARTHER FROM GEOLOGY JAW JOINT LINGUISTICS OF ON OR ORIGIN POINT REMOTE SAME SIDE SPEAKER THE TOOTH WISDOM

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AL DI DIS IS ST TA

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT ATS ID LA LAT LATS SI

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

DITALS

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DISCAL DISMAL DISTIL MISTAL VISTAL

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

DITAL

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DISTALLY

10 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A STADIAL
+C CLADIST
+E DETAILS DILATES
+I DIALIST
+N TINDALS
+P PLASTID
+U DUALIST TULADIS
+Y STAIDLY

14 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-D ALIST LITAS TAILS
-I DALTS
-L ADITS DITAS STAID TSADI
-S DITAL TIDAL
-T DALIS DIALS LAIDS SLAID

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1438 chance (0.07%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5475 chance (0.02%).

Other languages

  • Valid: French German Spanish
  • Invalid: Italian Romanian
  • (In French) DISTAL, E, AUX adj. (Partie d’une structure) la plus éloignée d’un point de référence.
  • (In Spanish) DISTAL adj. Anat. Dícese de la parte de un miembro o de un órgano más separada de la línea media del organismo en cuestión.

Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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