ANHYDRIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ANHYDRIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANHYDRIDE?
| 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 ANHYDRIDE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANHYDRIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anhydridesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANHYDRIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANHYDRIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANHYDRIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANHYDRIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound formed from an acid by removing water, which gives the acid back when water is added.
Acetic anhydride is a common example used in industry to make plastics and drugs. In schoolbooks an anhydride is described as the acid with its water taken away.
How ANHYDRIDE is used
Anhydride is used in chemistry, usually with the name of the parent acid.
- Sulfur trioxide is the anhydride of sulfuric acid.
- The anhydride reacts quickly with water.
- Aspirin is made using an anhydride.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANHYDRIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANHYDRIDE
1 longer words begin with ANHYDRIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANHYDRIDE
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Common questions about ANHYDRIDE
- Is ANHYDRIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANHYDRIDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANHYDRIDE worth?
- ANHYDRIDE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANHYDRIDE mean?
- A compound formed from an acid by removing water, which gives the acid back when water is added.
- What letters can be added to ANHYDRIDE?
- ANHYDRIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANHYDRIDE:
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