ANAESTHETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ANAESTHETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAESTHETIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAESTHETIC is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAESTHETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anaestheticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAESTHETIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANAESTHETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAESTHETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAESTHETIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishmedical
A drug or gas that causes loss of feeling, either in part of the body or in the whole body.
Surgeons and dentists rely on an anaesthetic so that patients feel no pain during a procedure. A local one numbs a small area, while a general one puts the patient to sleep. This is the usual British spelling.
How ANAESTHETIC is used
Used in medicine and everyday talk about operations; the word also works as an adjective.
- The dentist gave her a local anaesthetic before drilling.
- He woke slowly as the anaesthetic wore off.
- A general anaesthetic is not needed for such a small operation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAESTHETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAESTHETIC
2 longer words begin with ANAESTHETIC.
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Common questions about ANAESTHETIC
- Is ANAESTHETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAESTHETIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAESTHETIC worth?
- ANAESTHETIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAESTHETIC mean?
- A drug or gas that causes loss of feeling, either in part of the body or in the whole body.
- What letters can be added to ANAESTHETIC?
- ANAESTHETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANAESTHETIC:
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