ANALEMMA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANALEMMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANALEMMA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANALEMMA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANALEMMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
analemmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANALEMMA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANALEMMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANALEMMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANALEMMA
- ANALEMMA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANALEMMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A figure-of-eight curve showing the sun's changing position in the sky at the same clock time through the year.
The analemma results from the tilt of the earth's axis and the shape of its orbit. It is often drawn on globes and sundials so that the true sun can be compared with clock time.
How ANALEMMA is used
Analemma is used in astronomy, on globes and in sundial design.
- The globe carries an analemma across the Pacific.
- A photographer captured the analemma in a single image.
- The sundial's analemma corrects for the sun's uneven pace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANALEMMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANALEMMA
3 longer words begin with ANALEMMA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANALEMMA
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Common questions about ANALEMMA
- Is ANALEMMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANALEMMA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANALEMMA worth?
- ANALEMMA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANALEMMA mean?
- A figure-of-eight curve showing the sun's changing position in the sky at the same clock time through the year.
- What letters can be added to ANALEMMA?
- ANALEMMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANALEMMA:
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