ANAPEST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANAPEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAPEST?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAPEST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAPEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anapestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAPEST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANAPEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ANAPEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.
The galloping rhythm of limericks and many nursery verses comes from the anapest. The word intervene is a handy example, since its beat falls on the final syllable.
How ANAPEST is used
Anapest is a term of prosody; the spelling anapaest is British.
- Each line of the poem is built on the anapest.
- He tapped out the anapest on the desk.
- An anapest gives the verse a quick, rolling pace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAPEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANAPEST
The 7 tiles of ANAPEST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANAPEST
3 longer words begin with ANAPEST.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAPEST
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Common questions about ANAPEST
- Is ANAPEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAPEST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAPEST worth?
- ANAPEST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAPEST mean?
- A metrical foot of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.
- What letters can be added to ANAPEST?
- ANAPEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANAPEST:
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