ANOPHELES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANOPHELES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANOPHELES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANOPHELES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANOPHELES
No single letter turns ANOPHELES into another word.
How ANOPHELES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANOPHELES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANOPHELES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANOPHELES mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A genus of mosquitoes, found especially in warm regions, whose females carry the parasite that causes malaria.
An anopheles mosquito can be spotted by its head-down, tail-up resting posture on a wall. Bed nets and drainage programmes aim to limit contact with this insect.
How ANOPHELES is used
Used in medicine and public health when talking about malaria transmission.
- Only the female anopheles bites and spreads malaria.
- Spraying near the swamp reduced the anopheles population.
- The doctor showed a photo of an anopheles resting on a wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANOPHELES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANOPHELES
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Common questions about ANOPHELES
- Is ANOPHELES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANOPHELES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANOPHELES worth?
- ANOPHELES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANOPHELES mean?
- A genus of mosquitoes, found especially in warm regions, whose females carry the parasite that causes malaria.
- What letters can be added to ANOPHELES?
- No single letter can be added to ANOPHELES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANOPHELES:
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