ANABAENA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANABAENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANABAENA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANABAENA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANABAENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anabaenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANABAENA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANABAENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANABAENA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANABAENA
- The letter A appears four times in ANABAENA.
- ANABAENA 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 ANABAENA
1 longer words begin with ANABAENA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANABAENA
Common questions about ANABAENA
- Is ANABAENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANABAENA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANABAENA worth?
- ANABAENA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANABAENA?
- ANABAENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANABAENA:
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