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 letters can be added to ANCHOVETA?

ANCHOVETA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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.

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PlayableANCHOVETA · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

19points in Words with Friends

9letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept ANCHOVETA?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.89

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.22%

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

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ANCHOVETA scores

Scrabble a1n1c3h4o1v4e1t1a1 17

Words with Friends a1n2c4h3o1v5e1t1a1 19

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

Words starting with ANCHOVETA

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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 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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