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
What does ANABAENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A genus of freshwater blue-green algae that often grow in dense masses.
Anabaena is the name biologists and water engineers use for a filamentous organism that blooms in ponds and reservoirs. A heavy bloom of anabaena can give drinking water a fishy smell and taste, which is why it matters to water suppliers.
How ANABAENA is used
A scientific term used in biology and water-quality reports.
- A bloom of anabaena turned the reservoir green in August.
- The treatment plant tests the intake for anabaena every week.
- Under the microscope, anabaena appears as chains of tiny beads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANABAENA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does ANABAENA mean?
- A genus of freshwater blue-green algae that often grow in dense masses.
- 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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