ANANDAMIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANANDAMIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANANDAMIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANANDAMIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANANDAMIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anandamidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANANDAMIDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANANDAMIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANANDAMIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANANDAMIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A natural chemical made in the brain that binds to the same receptors as the active compound in cannabis.
Researchers named anandamide after a Sanskrit word for bliss, because it appears to influence mood, appetite, memory and the perception of pain. Unlike a drug taken from outside, the body makes anandamide itself and breaks it down quickly.
How ANANDAMIDE is used
Used in neuroscience and biochemistry when discussing the brain's own cannabis-like signalling.
- Strenuous running is thought to raise the level of anandamide in the blood.
- The lab measured anandamide in samples of brain tissue.
- Anandamide fits the same receptors that THC activates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANANDAMIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANANDAMIDE
1 longer words begin with ANANDAMIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANANDAMIDE
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Common questions about ANANDAMIDE
- Is ANANDAMIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANANDAMIDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANANDAMIDE worth?
- ANANDAMIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANANDAMIDE mean?
- A natural chemical made in the brain that binds to the same receptors as the active compound in cannabis.
- What letters can be added to ANANDAMIDE?
- ANANDAMIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANANDAMIDE:
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