ANAESTHETISE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANAESTHETISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAESTHETISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAESTHETISE is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAESTHETISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAESTHETISE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ANAESTHETISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAESTHETISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAESTHETISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishmedical
To give a drug that removes feeling or consciousness before a procedure.
The vet had to anaesthetise the horse before the surgery could begin. The word can also be used loosely for dulling emotions or awareness. It is the British spelling of anesthetize.
How ANAESTHETISE is used
Anaesthetise is the British form; North American writers use anesthetize.
- The surgeon asked the team to anaesthetise the patient at once.
- They had to anaesthetise the dog before cleaning the wound.
- Some people try to anaesthetise their worries with endless television.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAESTHETISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAESTHETISE
2 longer words begin with ANAESTHETISE.
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Common questions about ANAESTHETISE
- Is ANAESTHETISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAESTHETISE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAESTHETISE worth?
- ANAESTHETISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAESTHETISE mean?
- To give a drug that removes feeling or consciousness before a procedure.
- What letters can be added to ANAESTHETISE?
- ANAESTHETISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ANAESTHETISE:
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