Is EMBRYONAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBRYONAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBRYONAL mean?
- adjective
of an organism prior to birth or hatching
“in the embryonic stage”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + R (1) + Y (4) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EMBRYONAL
EMBRYONAL has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EMBRYONAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benomyl14
- embryon14
- ambery13
- baymen13
- byname13
- emboly13
- embryo13
- marbly13
- almonry12
- anymore12
- baloney12
- blarney12
- ambry12
- balmy12
- barmy12
- beamy12
- embay12
- lamby12
- maybe12
- barely11
- barley11
- barney11
- barony11
- baryon11
- bleary11
- laymen11
- lemony11
- meanly11
- melony11
- mornay11
- namely11
- nearby11
- yeoman11
- ambler10
- barmen10
- bemoan10
- blamer10
- bromal10
- lamber10
- marble10
- ramble10
- anomy10
- barny10
- barye10
- bayer10
- belay10
- beryl10
- boney10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- broey10
- ebony10
- loamy10
- manly10
- marly10
- mayor10
- mealy10
- meany10
- money10
- moray10
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