ANASTOMOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANASTOMOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANASTOMOTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANASTOMOTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANASTOMOTIC
No single letter turns ANASTOMOTIC into another word.
How ANASTOMOTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANASTOMOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANASTOMOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANASTOMOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to an anastomosis, a connection between two vessels, tubes or branches.
Surgeons speak of an anastomotic join when two ends of bowel or blood vessel are stitched together. An anastomotic leak is a known complication, and anatomists also use the word for natural cross-links between vessels.
How ANASTOMOTIC is used
Anastomotic is a medical term used in surgery and anatomy.
- The patient developed an anastomotic leak after the bowel operation.
- Anastomotic channels kept blood flowing around the blocked artery.
- The surgeon checked the anastomotic site carefully.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANASTOMOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANASTOMOTIC
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Common questions about ANASTOMOTIC
- Is ANASTOMOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANASTOMOTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANASTOMOTIC worth?
- ANASTOMOTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANASTOMOTIC mean?
- Relating to an anastomosis, a connection between two vessels, tubes or branches.
- What letters can be added to ANASTOMOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANASTOMOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANASTOMOTIC:
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