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Fontanel

f 4o 1n 1t 1a 1n 1e 1l 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does fontanel mean?

noun

  1. any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

    Synonymsfontanellesoft spot

Is FONTANEL a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FONTANEL worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
f 4o 1n 1t 1a 1n 1e 1l 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
f 4o 1n 2t 1a 1n 2e 1l 2

Wordfeud

11 pts
f 4o 1n 1t 1a 1n 1e 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
f 4o 1n 1t 1a 1n 1e 1l 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FONTANEL

Hooks for FONTANEL

Add one letter to the front or back of FONTANEL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

fontanels

Words that end like FONTANEL

Common words that share the ending -ANEL, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

panel
All words ending in -ANEL

Fontanel: quick answers

Is FONTANEL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FONTANEL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FONTANEL worth?
FONTANEL scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fontanel mean?
As a noun, fontanel means “any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus”.
What words can you make with the letters in FONTANEL?
You can make 166 shorter words from FONTANEL, such as ENFANT, FANNEL, FOETAL, FOLATE. See the full list.