ANESTHETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANESTHETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANESTHETIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANESTHETIC is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANESTHETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anestheticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANESTHETIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANESTHETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANESTHETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANESTHETIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalNorth American
A drug or substance that removes feeling, either in one part of the body or in the whole person.
An anesthetic may be local, numbing only a small area, or general, putting the patient fully to sleep. The spelling anesthetic is the American one; British writers prefer anaesthetic. The word can also work as an adjective.
How ANESTHETIC is used
Anesthetic is common in surgery, dentistry and veterinary talk, especially in American English.
- The dentist gave her a local anesthetic before drilling.
- The surgeon waited until the anesthetic had taken full effect.
- Ether was once the standard anesthetic in hospitals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANESTHETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANESTHETIC
2 longer words begin with ANESTHETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANESTHETIC
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Common questions about ANESTHETIC
- Is ANESTHETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANESTHETIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANESTHETIC worth?
- ANESTHETIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANESTHETIC mean?
- A drug or substance that removes feeling, either in one part of the body or in the whole person.
- What letters can be added to ANESTHETIC?
- ANESTHETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANESTHETIC:
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