ANNATTO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ANNATTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANNATTO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANNATTO is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANNATTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
annattosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANNATTO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANNATTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 247,030.
What does ANNATTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
An orange-red dye from the seeds of a tropical American tree, used to colour food.
Annatto gives cheddar cheese and butter their golden shade. The tree that bears it shares the same name, and its seeds have a mild peppery taste.
How ANNATTO is used
Annatto is both a food colouring and the tree it comes from.
- The cheese was coloured with annatto.
- She fried the rice in oil tinted with annatto.
- Annatto trees grow in warm, wet regions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANNATTO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANNATTO
1 longer words begin with ANNATTO.
Shorter words from the letters in ANNATTO
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Common questions about ANNATTO
- Is ANNATTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANNATTO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANNATTO worth?
- ANNATTO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANNATTO mean?
- An orange-red dye from the seeds of a tropical American tree, used to colour food.
- What letters can be added to ANNATTO?
- ANNATTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANNATTO:
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