ANAMNESTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANAMNESTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAMNESTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAMNESTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAMNESTIC
No single letter turns ANAMNESTIC into another word.
How ANAMNESTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANAMNESTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAMNESTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAMNESTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the recalling of past events, or to a fast immune response triggered by a previously met antigen.
In immunology an anamnestic response is the quick, strong reaction a body gives when a second dose of a vaccine reminds its defences of the first. Outside medicine the word anamnestic can also describe anything that helps the memory.
How ANAMNESTIC is used
Mostly found in immunology and medical writing, rarely in general speech.
- A booster shot produces an anamnestic rise in antibody levels.
- The anamnestic reaction was far faster than the first response to the vaccine.
- Doctors noted an anamnestic pattern in the blood tests after re-exposure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAMNESTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAMNESTIC
1 longer words begin with ANAMNESTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAMNESTIC
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Common questions about ANAMNESTIC
- Is ANAMNESTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAMNESTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAMNESTIC worth?
- ANAMNESTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAMNESTIC mean?
- Relating to the recalling of past events, or to a fast immune response triggered by a previously met antigen.
- What letters can be added to ANAMNESTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANAMNESTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANAMNESTIC:
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