ANIMALIER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANIMALIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMALIER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMALIER is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMALIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
animaliersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANIMALIER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANIMALIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANIMALIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANIMALIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
An artist, especially a sculptor, who specialises in portraying animals.
The animalier tradition grew in nineteenth-century France, where sculptors cast realistic bronze animals. Today the word is used for painters and sculptors who focus on wildlife and pets. It is a loan from French.
How ANIMALIER is used
Used in art history; an animalier is known for animal subjects.
- The animalier modelled a stag in bronze.
- A celebrated animalier exhibited at the Paris Salon.
- She worked as an animalier, painting horses and hounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMALIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANIMALIER
1 longer words begin with ANIMALIER.
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Common questions about ANIMALIER
- Is ANIMALIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMALIER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMALIER worth?
- ANIMALIER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMALIER mean?
- An artist, especially a sculptor, who specialises in portraying animals.
- What letters can be added to ANIMALIER?
- ANIMALIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANIMALIER:
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