AEDES is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AEDES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AEDES?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AEDES is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AEDES
No single letter turns AEDES into another word.
How AEDES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AEDES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,922.
What does AEDES mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large genus of small mosquitoes that includes several species known for spreading diseases such as dengue and yellow fever.
Mosquitoes in the genus Aedes are usually recognized by dark bodies marked with white stripes or spots, and many species bite during the day rather than at night like some other mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti, the best known species, has spread with human trade and travel to tropical and subtropical regions across the world, carrying viruses that cause dengue, yellow fever, and Zika. Public health programs often target standing water where aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs, since breeding sites are usually small and close to homes.
How AEDES is used
Used in zoology, medicine and public health discussions of mosquito-borne disease.
- Health officials warned residents to remove standing water to stop aedes mosquitoes from breeding.
- The striped legs of the aedes mosquito make it easy to identify.
- Aedes aegypti is the species most often blamed for spreading dengue fever.
- Researchers trapped several aedes specimens near the flooded field.
- Unlike many mosquitoes, aedes species often bite during daylight hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AEDES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AEDES
The 5 tiles of AEDES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in AEDES
Common questions about AEDES
- Is AEDES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AEDES, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AEDES worth?
- AEDES is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AEDES mean?
- A large genus of small mosquitoes that includes several species known for spreading diseases such as dengue and yellow fever.
- What letters can be added to AEDES?
- No single letter can be added to AEDES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AEDES:
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