ANAPHASE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANAPHASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAPHASE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAPHASE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAPHASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anaphasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAPHASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANAPHASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAPHASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAPHASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The stage of cell division when the copied chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell.
During anaphase the two sets of chromosomes separate, so each new cell will receive a complete copy. It follows metaphase and comes just before telophase. Students often learn the order of the phases by a short memory phrase.
How ANAPHASE is used
Standard term in biology lessons about mitosis and meiosis.
- In anaphase the spindle fibres shorten and drag the chromosomes apart.
- The slide showed a cell caught in early anaphase.
- Errors in anaphase can leave a cell with too many chromosomes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAPHASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAPHASE
1 longer words begin with ANAPHASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAPHASE
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Common questions about ANAPHASE
- Is ANAPHASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAPHASE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAPHASE worth?
- ANAPHASE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAPHASE mean?
- The stage of cell division when the copied chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell.
- What letters can be added to ANAPHASE?
- ANAPHASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANAPHASE:
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