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Is SEAL a Scrabble Word?

Yes, SEAL is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters”.

Quick answer

Is SEAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SEAL is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, and it has 5 anagrams: SALE, ALES, LASE, LEAS, SLAE.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
4 pts
Words With Friends
5 pts
Anagrams
5
Familiarity
100th percentile

SEAL meaning and definition

SEAL has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

SEAL as a noun

  1. Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters.

SEAL as a verb

  1. Make tight; secure against leakage.
  2. Close with or as if with a seal.
  3. Decide irrevocably.

SEAL Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

SEAL scores 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is S, worth 1 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
S11
E11
A11
L12
Total45

SEAL on premium squares

On a double word square SEAL scores 8 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 12. Putting S on a triple letter square instead adds 2 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of SEAL

5 words use exactly the same 4 letters as SEAL. See all anagrams of SEAL.

  • sale4
  • ales4
  • lase4
  • leas4
  • slae4

Shorter words hiding in SEAL

The letters S, E, A, L make 18 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble SEAL: all 18 words.

  • as2
  • sea3
  • al2
  • el2
  • la2
  • lea3
  • ale3
  • als3
  • ea2
  • eas3
  • es2
  • ae2
  • els3
  • las3
  • les3
  • sae3
  • sal3
  • sel3

Words like SEAL

One-letter changes to SEAL, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in SEAL

  • deal5
  • seat4
  • real4
  • sell4
  • peal6
  • seam6
  • sear4
  • teal4
  • heal7
  • zeal13
  • meal6
  • leal4
  • seel4
  • sial4
  • veal7
  • weal7
  • feal7
  • geal5

Add one letter to SEAL

  • steal5
  • sepal7
  • seals5
  • seral5
  • setal5
  • sheal8
  • speal7
  • sweal8

Remove one letter from SEAL

  • sea3
  • sal3
  • sel3

More 4-letter words starting with SE

  • seat4
  • seed5
  • sell4
  • send5
  • seek8
  • self7
  • seam6
  • sear4
  • seem6
  • sept6
  • sect6
  • seer4
  • sexy14
  • semi6
  • sent4
  • seta4
  • seep6
  • seel4

SEAL word facts

SEAL is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 2 vowels (E and A) and 2 consonants. It starts with S and ends with L. By corpus frequency, SEAL is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters S, E, A, L on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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SEAL Scrabble word FAQ

Is SEAL a Scrabble word?

Yes. SEAL is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does SEAL mean?

SEAL is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters”.

How many points is SEAL worth in Scrabble?

SEAL is worth 4 points in Scrabble: S (1) + E (1) + A (1) + L (1). On a double word square it scores 8, and on a triple word square 12.

How many points is SEAL in Words With Friends?

SEAL is worth 5 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of SEAL?

SEAL has 5 anagrams: SALE, ALES, LASE, LEAS, SLAE. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in SEAL?

You can make 18 shorter words from the letters in SEAL, including AS, SEA, AL and EL.

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