ACANTHUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ACANTHUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableACANTHUS · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ACANTHUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful ACANTHUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACANTHUS
No single letter turns ACANTHUS into another word.
How ACANTHUS scores
Scrabble a1c3a1n1t1h4u1s1 13
Words with Friends a1c4a1n2t1h3u2s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACANTHUS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACANTHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ACANTHUS
1 longer words begin with ACANTHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ACANTHUS
acanths12 anchusa12 canthus12 chaunts12 staunch12 ascaunt9 acanth11 ashcan11 chanas11 chants11 chaunt11 cushat11 nachas11 nautch11 snatch11 stanch11 haunts9 sunhat9 thanas9 unhats9 cantus8 sancta8 tacans8 uncast8 chana10 chant10 chats10 chuts10 natch10 nauch10 nucha10 sauch10 scath10 tachs10 hansa8 hants8 hasta8 hauns8 haunt8 hunts8
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Common questions about ACANTHUS
- Is ACANTHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACANTHUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACANTHUS worth?
- ACANTHUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACANTHUS?
- No single letter can be added to ACANTHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACANTHUS:
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