ANHINGA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANHINGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANHINGA?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANHINGA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANHINGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anhingasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANHINGA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANHINGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
What stands out about ANHINGA
- ANHINGA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANHINGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A long-necked American water bird that swims with only its neck above the surface.
The anhinga hunts fish underwater and then spreads its wings to dry on a branch. Its snake-like neck gives it the nickname snakebird, and it is related to the cormorants.
How ANHINGA is used
Anhinga is used in birdwatching and nature writing about southern wetlands.
- An anhinga sat on a log with its wings spread.
- The anhinga speared a small fish and flipped it into the air.
- We spotted an anhinga in the Florida swamp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANHINGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANHINGA
1 longer words begin with ANHINGA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANHINGA
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Common questions about ANHINGA
- Is ANHINGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANHINGA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANHINGA worth?
- ANHINGA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANHINGA mean?
- A long-necked American water bird that swims with only its neck above the surface.
- What letters can be added to ANHINGA?
- ANHINGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANHINGA:
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