ANACLITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANACLITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANACLITIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANACLITIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANACLITIC
No single letter turns ANACLITIC into another word.
How ANACLITIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANACLITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANACLITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANACLITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Marked by a strong emotional reliance on another person, especially in psychoanalytic descriptions of relationships.
The term anaclitic comes from psychoanalysis, where it describes love or attachment modelled on early dependence on a caregiver. Outside that field the word anaclitic is very rare.
How ANACLITIC is used
The adjective anaclitic is found almost only in psychology and psychoanalytic texts.
- The therapist described an anaclitic bond between the patient and his mother.
- Freud contrasted anaclitic love with narcissistic love.
- Her anaclitic tendencies made every separation painful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANACLITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANACLITIC
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Common questions about ANACLITIC
- Is ANACLITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANACLITIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANACLITIC worth?
- ANACLITIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANACLITIC mean?
- Marked by a strong emotional reliance on another person, especially in psychoanalytic descriptions of relationships.
- What letters can be added to ANACLITIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANACLITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANACLITIC:
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