ANASARCA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANASARCA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANASARCA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANASARCA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANASARCA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anasarcasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANASARCA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANASARCA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANASARCA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANASARCA
- The letter A appears four times in ANASARCA.
- ANASARCA 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 ANASARCA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Severe, widespread swelling of the body caused by fluid collecting under the skin.
Anasarca is a sign of an underlying illness such as heart, kidney or liver failure rather than a disease by itself. Unlike swelling in one ankle, anasarca affects much of the body, and the skin can pit when pressed.
How ANASARCA is used
A clinical term used in medical notes and textbooks.
- The patient arrived with anasarca and difficulty breathing.
- Anasarca can follow serious kidney failure.
- Doctors checked for anasarca by pressing a thumb into the swollen skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANASARCA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANASARCA
1 longer words begin with ANASARCA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANASARCA
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Common questions about ANASARCA
- Is ANASARCA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANASARCA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANASARCA worth?
- ANASARCA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANASARCA mean?
- Severe, widespread swelling of the body caused by fluid collecting under the skin.
- What letters can be added to ANASARCA?
- ANASARCA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANASARCA:
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