ACHENE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ACHENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACHENE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful ACHENE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
achenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHENE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACHENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does ACHENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small, dry fruit that holds a single seed and does not split open when ripe.
Each "seed" on the surface of a strawberry is really an achene, with the true seed sealed inside a thin dry wall. Sunflower "seeds" in their shells and the fluffy parachutes of a dandelion are achenes as well. The word is also spelled akene, and it ultimately comes from Greek roots meaning "not gaping". Botanists use it to separate such fruits from pods and capsules that open to release their contents.
How ACHENE is used
Botanical term; the variant spelling akene is also found.
- Every red strawberry is dotted with tiny yellow achene fruits.
- The dandelion achene floats away on its feathery tuft.
- You have to crack the shell to reach the seed inside the achene.
- The botanist sorted the achene samples by size.
- A buttercup flower ripens into a cluster of dry achene fruits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACHENE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACHENE
1 longer words begin with ACHENE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHENE
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Common questions about ACHENE
- Is ACHENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHENE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACHENE worth?
- ACHENE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACHENE mean?
- A small, dry fruit that holds a single seed and does not split open when ripe.
- What letters can be added to ACHENE?
- ACHENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACHENE:
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