ANHEDONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANHEDONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANHEDONIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANHEDONIC is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANHEDONIC
No single letter turns ANHEDONIC into another word.
How ANHEDONIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANHEDONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANHEDONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANHEDONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Unable to feel pleasure in activities that are normally enjoyable.
Anhedonic describes a symptom seen in depression and some other mental illnesses, where food, friends and hobbies no longer bring joy. Clinicians treat it as a sign to look closely at a person's overall mood.
How ANHEDONIC is used
Used in psychology and psychiatry.
- The anhedonic patient said nothing gave him any pleasure.
- She felt anhedonic for months after the loss.
- An anhedonic state is often the first thing doctors ask about.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANHEDONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANHEDONIC
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Common questions about ANHEDONIC
- Is ANHEDONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANHEDONIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANHEDONIC worth?
- ANHEDONIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANHEDONIC mean?
- Unable to feel pleasure in activities that are normally enjoyable.
- What letters can be added to ANHEDONIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANHEDONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANHEDONIC:
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