ANCHOVETA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ANCHOVETA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCHOVETA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCHOVETA is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCHOVETA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anchovetasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANCHOVETA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANCHOVETA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCHOVETA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANCHOVETA
- ANCHOVETA 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 ANCHOVETA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small anchovy of the Pacific coast of South America, caught in huge numbers.
The Peruvian fishing industry depends heavily on the anchoveta, most of which is ground into fishmeal. Its numbers swing sharply in El Nino years.
How ANCHOVETA is used
Anchoveta appears in fisheries, economics and marine biology.
- Peru lands millions of tonnes of anchoveta each year.
- The anchoveta is a staple food of seabirds.
- Fishmeal is usually made from anchoveta.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCHOVETA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANCHOVETA
1 longer words begin with ANCHOVETA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCHOVETA
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Common questions about ANCHOVETA
- Is ANCHOVETA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCHOVETA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCHOVETA worth?
- ANCHOVETA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCHOVETA mean?
- A small anchovy of the Pacific coast of South America, caught in huge numbers.
- What letters can be added to ANCHOVETA?
- ANCHOVETA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANCHOVETA:
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