ANCHUSA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANCHUSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCHUSA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCHUSA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCHUSA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anchusasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANCHUSA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANCHUSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about ANCHUSA
- ANCHUSA 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 ANCHUSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hairy plant of the borage family with bright blue flowers, grown in gardens.
Anchusa is a favourite in cottage borders for its vivid blue sprays that attract bees. The plants grow tall and rough-leaved, and one old species yielded a red dye from its roots.
How ANCHUSA is used
Anchusa is the genus name that gardeners also use as a common name.
- The anchusa bloomed deep blue along the wall.
- Bees crowded around the anchusa in June.
- She planted an anchusa at the back of the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCHUSA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANCHUSA
1 longer words begin with ANCHUSA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCHUSA
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Common questions about ANCHUSA
- Is ANCHUSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCHUSA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCHUSA worth?
- ANCHUSA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCHUSA mean?
- A hairy plant of the borage family with bright blue flowers, grown in gardens.
- What letters can be added to ANCHUSA?
- ANCHUSA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANCHUSA:
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