ANACATHARSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANACATHARSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANACATHARSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANACATHARSES is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANACATHARSES
No single letter turns ANACATHARSES into another word.
How ANACATHARSES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ANACATHARSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANACATHARSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANACATHARSES
- The letter A appears four times in ANACATHARSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ANACATHARSES
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Common questions about ANACATHARSES
- Is ANACATHARSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANACATHARSES is not in it.
- How many points is ANACATHARSES worth?
- ANACATHARSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANACATHARSES?
- No single letter can be added to ANACATHARSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ANACATHARSES:
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