ANEMOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANEMOSIS 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 ANEMOSIS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANEMOSIS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANEMOSIS
No single letter turns ANEMOSIS into another word.
How ANEMOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANEMOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANEMOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANEMOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Damage in timber in which the growth rings split apart, thought to be caused by wind shaking the living tree.
Anemosis is a forestry and woodworking term, also known as wind shake. A board cut from a tree with anemosis may separate along its rings, so timber buyers check for it before paying for a log.
How ANEMOSIS is used
A specialist term used in forestry and carpentry.
- The sawyer rejected the log because of anemosis.
- Anemosis showed as a ring-shaped crack in the end grain.
- Trees on exposed ridges are more prone to anemosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANEMOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANEMOSIS
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Common questions about ANEMOSIS
- Is ANEMOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANEMOSIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANEMOSIS worth?
- ANEMOSIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANEMOSIS mean?
- Damage in timber in which the growth rings split apart, thought to be caused by wind shaking the living tree.
- What letters can be added to ANEMOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ANEMOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANEMOSIS:
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