ANACRUSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANACRUSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANACRUSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANACRUSIS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANACRUSIS
No single letter turns ANACRUSIS into another word.
How ANACRUSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANACRUSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANACRUSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANACRUSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
One or more unstressed notes or syllables that come before the first strong beat.
In music, an anacrusis is the pickup that leads into the first full bar, like the opening "Happy" of a well-known song. Poets use the word for extra weak syllables at the start of a line of verse. Both uses describe a gentle run-up to the main beat.
How ANACRUSIS is used
Used in music and poetry analysis; an anacrusis is easy to spot in a lyric that starts off the beat.
- The tune opens with a short anacrusis.
- Scanning the line, he marked the anacrusis in pencil.
- An anacrusis makes the first downbeat feel stronger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANACRUSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANACRUSIS
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Common questions about ANACRUSIS
- Is ANACRUSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANACRUSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANACRUSIS worth?
- ANACRUSIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANACRUSIS mean?
- One or more unstressed notes or syllables that come before the first strong beat.
- What letters can be added to ANACRUSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ANACRUSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANACRUSIS:
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