ANAPESTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANAPESTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAPESTIC?
| 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 ANAPESTIC 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 ANAPESTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anapesticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAPESTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANAPESTIC, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAPESTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAPESTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a metrical foot of two short syllables followed by one long one, or verse built from such feet.
Anapestic rhythm gallops, which is why limericks and much comic verse use it. The word anapestic can also be spelled with an extra a in British usage.
How ANAPESTIC is used
The adjective anapestic is used in poetry, prosody and literary criticism.
- The poem has a bouncy anapestic beat.
- Many limericks are written in anapestic meter.
- He scanned the line and found it anapestic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAPESTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAPESTIC
1 longer words begin with ANAPESTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAPESTIC
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Common questions about ANAPESTIC
- Is ANAPESTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAPESTIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAPESTIC worth?
- ANAPESTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAPESTIC mean?
- Describing a metrical foot of two short syllables followed by one long one, or verse built from such feet.
- What letters can be added to ANAPESTIC?
- ANAPESTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANAPESTIC:
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