ANETHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANETHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANETHOLE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANETHOLE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANETHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anetholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANETHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANETHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANETHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANETHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A sweet-tasting aromatic compound, found in the oils of anise and fennel, used for flavouring and in perfumes.
Anethole gives liquorice-style sweets and some spirits their characteristic taste. Chemists value it as a starting material for other compounds, and it is a white crystalline solid at cool temperatures.
How ANETHOLE is used
Used in chemistry, food science and perfumery when naming the main flavour compound of anise.
- Anethole is the main source of the taste of anise.
- The perfumer added a trace of anethole to the blend.
- Fennel oil contains a large share of anethole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANETHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANETHOLE
1 longer words begin with ANETHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANETHOLE
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Common questions about ANETHOLE
- Is ANETHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANETHOLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANETHOLE worth?
- ANETHOLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANETHOLE mean?
- A sweet-tasting aromatic compound, found in the oils of anise and fennel, used for flavouring and in perfumes.
- What letters can be added to ANETHOLE?
- ANETHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANETHOLE:
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