ANENCEPHALIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANENCEPHALIA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANENCEPHALIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANENCEPHALIA is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANENCEPHALIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anencephaliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANENCEPHALIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ANENCEPHALIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANENCEPHALIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANENCEPHALIA
- ANENCEPHALIA 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 ANENCEPHALIA
1 longer words begin with ANENCEPHALIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANENCEPHALIA
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Common questions about ANENCEPHALIA
- Is ANENCEPHALIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANENCEPHALIA is not in it.
- How many points is ANENCEPHALIA worth?
- ANENCEPHALIA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANENCEPHALIA?
- ANENCEPHALIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ANENCEPHALIA:
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