ANALEPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANALEPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANALEPTIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANALEPTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANALEPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
analepticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANALEPTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANALEPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANALEPTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANALEPTIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug that stimulates the central nervous system or restores strength after illness.
An analeptic was once given to revive a patient who was weak or barely conscious. The term has an old-fashioned medical ring today, and analeptic is also used as an adjective for such remedies.
How ANALEPTIC is used
The noun analeptic is found chiefly in pharmacology and older medical writing.
- The doctor reached for an analeptic to rouse the patient.
- Caffeine is a mild analeptic.
- Early textbooks list camphor as an analeptic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANALEPTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANALEPTIC
The 9 tiles of ANALEPTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANALEPTIC
1 longer words begin with ANALEPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANALEPTIC
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Common questions about ANALEPTIC
- Is ANALEPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANALEPTIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANALEPTIC worth?
- ANALEPTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANALEPTIC mean?
- A drug that stimulates the central nervous system or restores strength after illness.
- What letters can be added to ANALEPTIC?
- ANALEPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANALEPTIC:
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