ACANTHOUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. ACANTHOUS 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.
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PlayableACANTHOUS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ACANTHOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful ACANTHOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACANTHOUS
No single letter turns ACANTHOUS into another word.
How ACANTHOUS scores
Scrabble a1c3a1n1t1h4o1u1s1 14
Words with Friends a1c4a1n2t1h3o1u2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACANTHOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACANTHOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ACANTHOUS
acanthus13 huanacos13 acanths12 anchusa12 cahouns12 canthus12 chatons12 chaunts12 huanaco12 staunch12 ascaunt9 conatus9 noctuas9 sacaton9 toucans9 acanth11 anchos11 ashcan11 cahoun11 chanas11 chants11 chaton11 chaunt11 choana11 chouts11 couths11 cushat11 nachas11 nachos11 nautch11 ouchts11 sancho11 schout11 scouth11 snatch11 stanch11 tachos11 haunts9 sunhat9 thanas9
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Common questions about ACANTHOUS
- Is ACANTHOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACANTHOUS is not in it.
- How many points is ACANTHOUS worth?
- ACANTHOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACANTHOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ACANTHOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACANTHOUS:
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