ANORTHITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANORTHITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANORTHITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANORTHITE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANORTHITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anorthitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANORTHITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANORTHITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANORTHITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANORTHITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A calcium-rich feldspar mineral, usually white or grey, found in many igneous rocks.
Anorthite sits at the calcium end of the plagioclase series, with sodium-rich albite at the other end. Lunar highland rocks are rich in it, so it features in studies of the Moon's crust.
How ANORTHITE is used
A mineralogy term seen in petrology and planetary science texts.
- Crystals of anorthite glittered in the gabbro sample.
- The Moon's bright highlands are made largely of anorthite.
- Students separated the anorthite from the darker minerals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANORTHITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANORTHITE
1 longer words begin with ANORTHITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANORTHITE
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Common questions about ANORTHITE
- Is ANORTHITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANORTHITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANORTHITE worth?
- ANORTHITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANORTHITE mean?
- A calcium-rich feldspar mineral, usually white or grey, found in many igneous rocks.
- What letters can be added to ANORTHITE?
- ANORTHITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANORTHITE:
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