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ANENCEPHALY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points

Yes. ANENCEPHALY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.

a1n1e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1y4
PlayableANENCEPHALY · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept ANENCEPHALY?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.91
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful ANENCEPHALY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ANENCEPHALY

No single letter turns ANENCEPHALY into another word.

How ANENCEPHALY scores

Scrabble a1n1e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1y4 21
Words with Friends a1n2e1n2c4e1p4h3a1l2y3 24

Face value of the 11 tiles in ANENCEPHALY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a29
n26
e212
c12
p12
h12
l14
y12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANENCEPHALY has to be built on the board across turns.

Shorter words from the letters in ANENCEPHALY

encephala16 acalephe15 anyplace15 cheaply17 acaleph14 cheapen14 claypan14 panache14 planche14 cayenne12 channel12 enhance12 lyncean12 capelan11 penance11 anelace9 enplane9 cheapy16 peachy16 leachy14 lychee14 phenyl14 phylae14 apache13 chapel13 pechan13 planch13 pleach13 plench13 henley12 hyaena12 achene11 chalan11 chelae11 elench11 peahen11 canape10 palace10 pencel10 alpeen8

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Common questions about ANENCEPHALY

Is ANENCEPHALY valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANENCEPHALY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ANENCEPHALY worth?
ANENCEPHALY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ANENCEPHALY?
No single letter can be added to ANENCEPHALY to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANENCEPHALY:

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