ACANTHA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. ACANTHA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept ACANTHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACANTHA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACANTHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACANTHA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACANTHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What stands out about ACANTHA
- ACANTHA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ACANTHA
3 longer words begin with ACANTHA.
Shorter words from the letters in ACANTHA
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Common questions about ACANTHA
- Is ACANTHA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACANTHA is not in it.
- How many points is ACANTHA worth?
- ACANTHA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACANTHA?
- ACANTHA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACANTHA:
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