Dermal
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Relating to or affecting the skin, particularly its outer or cuticular layers.
“The specialist recommended a dermal patch to deliver the medication steadily.”
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der·mal
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Wordle
The DERM root is common in medical words, and the AL ending is very frequent in adjectives, giving helpful positional clues
Scrabble
Worth 9 points with M scoring 3, and can extend to SUBDERMAL for a high-value play on the right board
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