ANALYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANALYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANALYSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANALYSIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANALYSIS
No single letter turns ANALYSIS into another word.
How ANALYSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANALYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANALYSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANALYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A careful examination of something by breaking it into its parts in order to understand how it works.
Chemists run an analysis to find what a sample contains, while critics write one to explain a poem or a film. In mathematics the word names a whole branch that deals with functions, limits and calculus.
How ANALYSIS is used
Used across science, finance, writing and everyday talk for any close study of parts and structure.
- The laboratory completed an analysis of the water sample.
- Her analysis of the poem focused on its rhythm.
- A thorough analysis of the figures revealed a pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANALYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANALYSIS
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Common questions about ANALYSIS
- Is ANALYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANALYSIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANALYSIS worth?
- ANALYSIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANALYSIS mean?
- A careful examination of something by breaking it into its parts in order to understand how it works.
- What letters can be added to ANALYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ANALYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANALYSIS:
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