ANOREXY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ANOREXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANOREXY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANOREXY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANOREXY
No single letter turns ANOREXY into another word.
How ANOREXY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANOREXY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ANOREXY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for lack of appetite or anorexia.
Anorexy belongs to older medical writing, where it meant simply a want of appetite without disgust at food. Modern texts use anorexia instead, and the older form is seldom met outside historical books.
How ANOREXY is used
Anorexy is an archaic medical term replaced by anorexia.
- The old physician noted anorexy in the patient.
- Anorexy was blamed on a weak stomach.
- The text lists anorexy among the common ailments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANOREXY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANOREXY
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Common questions about ANOREXY
- Is ANOREXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANOREXY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANOREXY worth?
- ANOREXY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANOREXY mean?
- An old word for lack of appetite or anorexia.
- What letters can be added to ANOREXY?
- No single letter can be added to ANOREXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANOREXY:
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