ANKYLOSAUR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ANKYLOSAUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANKYLOSAUR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANKYLOSAUR is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANKYLOSAUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ankylosaursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANKYLOSAUR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANKYLOSAUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANKYLOSAUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANKYLOSAUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A heavily armoured, plant-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period, often with a club on its tail.
An ankylosaur wore bony plates across its back like a living tank, and could swing its tail at attackers. Fossils have been found in North America and Asia.
How ANKYLOSAUR is used
Ankylosaur is used in palaeontology and children's books about dinosaurs.
- The ankylosaur swung its clubbed tail at the predator.
- Bony plates covered the back of the ankylosaur.
- Visitors admired the skeleton of an ankylosaur in the museum.
- An ankylosaur grazed low plants in the Cretaceous forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANKYLOSAUR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANKYLOSAUR
3 longer words begin with ANKYLOSAUR.
Shorter words from the letters in ANKYLOSAUR
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Common questions about ANKYLOSAUR
- Is ANKYLOSAUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANKYLOSAUR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANKYLOSAUR worth?
- ANKYLOSAUR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANKYLOSAUR mean?
- A heavily armoured, plant-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period, often with a club on its tail.
- What letters can be added to ANKYLOSAUR?
- ANKYLOSAUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANKYLOSAUR:
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