ANESTRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ANESTRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANESTRUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANESTRUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANESTRUS
No single letter turns ANESTRUS into another word.
How ANESTRUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANESTRUS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANESTRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANESTRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The period of sexual inactivity between two breeding periods in a female mammal.
Anestrus marks the quiet stretch when a female animal is not ready to mate. Vets and breeders track anestrus to plan the timing of breeding.
How ANESTRUS is used
Anestrus is used in veterinary science and animal breeding.
- The mare entered anestrus during the winter months.
- A long anestrus can puzzle a new breeder.
- The vet explained that anestrus is a normal pause in the cycle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANESTRUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANESTRUS
The 8 tiles of ANESTRUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANESTRUS
1 longer words begin with ANESTRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ANESTRUS
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Common questions about ANESTRUS
- Is ANESTRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANESTRUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANESTRUS worth?
- ANESTRUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANESTRUS mean?
- The period of sexual inactivity between two breeding periods in a female mammal.
- What letters can be added to ANESTRUS?
- No single letter can be added to ANESTRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANESTRUS:
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