ANADEM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANADEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANADEM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANADEM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANADEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anademsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANADEM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANADEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does ANADEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
poeticarchaic
A wreath or garland of flowers worn around the head.
Anadem is a poetic word borrowed from Greek anadema, a headband, and English poets from the seventeenth century used it for crowns woven of blossoms. It carries a classical air, as though the wearer were a nymph or a victor at ancient games. Readers rarely meet the word outside verse, and it is a handy rare entry in word games.
How ANADEM is used
Poetic and archaic; seen in older verse and in word lists.
- The shepherdess wore a daisy anadem in her hair.
- An anadem of laurel marked the winner.
- The poet pictured spring as a maiden crowned with an anadem.
- She wove an anadem from the meadow flowers.
- The painting shows a girl with an anadem of roses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANADEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANADEM
The 6 tiles of ANADEM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANADEM
1 longer words begin with ANADEM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANADEM
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Common questions about ANADEM
- Is ANADEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANADEM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANADEM worth?
- ANADEM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANADEM mean?
- A wreath or garland of flowers worn around the head.
- What letters can be added to ANADEM?
- ANADEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANADEM:
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