ANAPLASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANAPLASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAPLASIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAPLASIA is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAPLASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anaplasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANAPLASIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANAPLASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAPLASIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANAPLASIA
- The letter A appears four times in ANAPLASIA.
- ANAPLASIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANAPLASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The loss of the mature features of cells, typical of aggressive tumours.
When cells show anaplasia they look primitive and disorganised and tend to multiply quickly. Pathologists read it as a sign that a cancer is more dangerous. The word is rarely used outside pathology.
How ANAPLASIA is used
A pathology term, often found in reports describing the grade of a tumour with marked anaplasia.
- The biopsy showed severe anaplasia.
- Anaplasia is more common in fast-growing tumours.
- The report noted mild anaplasia in the tissue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAPLASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANAPLASIA
1 longer words begin with ANAPLASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAPLASIA
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Common questions about ANAPLASIA
- Is ANAPLASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAPLASIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAPLASIA worth?
- ANAPLASIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAPLASIA mean?
- The loss of the mature features of cells, typical of aggressive tumours.
- What letters can be added to ANAPLASIA?
- ANAPLASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANAPLASIA:
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