ANESTROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANESTROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANESTROUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANESTROUS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANESTROUS
No single letter turns ANESTROUS into another word.
How ANESTROUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANESTROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANESTROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANESTROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Not in heat; describing a female mammal during a period of sexual inactivity.
An anestrous animal shows none of the signs of being ready to mate. Vets and breeders track this phase to time pregnancies. It is the quiet stretch between two heat cycles, or a longer pause in the year.
How ANESTROUS is used
Used in veterinary science and animal breeding.
- The anestrous mare showed no interest in the stallion.
- Breeders wait until the cow is no longer anestrous.
- Many wild species are anestrous for most of the year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANESTROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANESTROUS
The 9 tiles of ANESTROUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANESTROUS
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Common questions about ANESTROUS
- Is ANESTROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANESTROUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANESTROUS worth?
- ANESTROUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANESTROUS mean?
- Not in heat; describing a female mammal during a period of sexual inactivity.
- What letters can be added to ANESTROUS?
- No single letter can be added to ANESTROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANESTROUS:
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