ANAEROBE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANAEROBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAEROBE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAEROBE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAEROBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anaerobesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAEROBE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANAEROBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAEROBE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAEROBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An organism, usually a microbe, that can live and grow without free oxygen.
In microbiology an anaerobe is contrasted with an aerobe. Some are strict anaerobes that oxygen actually harms, while others merely tolerate its absence. Deep wounds, swamp mud and the gut all host an anaerobe or two.
How ANAEROBE is used
Common in biology, medicine and food-safety writing.
- Each anaerobe in the sample died when the jar was opened to the air.
- The infection was traced to an anaerobe living in deep tissue.
- A strict anaerobe cannot survive in ordinary air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAEROBE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAEROBE
1 longer words begin with ANAEROBE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAEROBE
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Common questions about ANAEROBE
- Is ANAEROBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAEROBE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAEROBE worth?
- ANAEROBE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAEROBE mean?
- An organism, usually a microbe, that can live and grow without free oxygen.
- What letters can be added to ANAEROBE?
- ANAEROBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANAEROBE:
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