ANABATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANABATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANABATIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANABATIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANABATIC
No single letter turns ANABATIC into another word.
How ANABATIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANABATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANABATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANABATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a wind or air current that moves upward, especially one rising up a slope as warm air.
Anabatic winds appear on sunny mountainsides when heated air climbs the slope. Glider pilots and paragliders look for anabatic lift, and its night-time opposite is called katabatic.
How ANABATIC is used
Anabatic is used in meteorology, gliding and mountain weather forecasts.
- An anabatic breeze carried the glider up the ridge.
- Anabatic winds strengthen in the afternoon sun.
- The valley has a strong anabatic flow on warm days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANABATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ANABATIC
- Is ANABATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANABATIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANABATIC worth?
- ANABATIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANABATIC mean?
- Describing a wind or air current that moves upward, especially one rising up a slope as warm air.
- What letters can be added to ANABATIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANABATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANABATIC:
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