ANORTHOSITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANORTHOSITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANORTHOSITE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANORTHOSITE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANORTHOSITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anorthositesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANORTHOSITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANORTHOSITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANORTHOSITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANORTHOSITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A coarse igneous rock made almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar.
Anorthosite forms the pale highlands of the Moon, which is why lunar geologists study it closely. On Earth it occurs in old mountain belts and in large intrusions, often with labradorite.
How ANORTHOSITE is used
The word anorthosite is a geology term used for rock descriptions and lunar science.
- The Moon highlands are mostly anorthosite.
- Anorthosite outcrops stretch across the northern shield.
- He picked up a pale chunk of anorthosite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANORTHOSITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANORTHOSITE
1 longer words begin with ANORTHOSITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANORTHOSITE
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Common questions about ANORTHOSITE
- Is ANORTHOSITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANORTHOSITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANORTHOSITE worth?
- ANORTHOSITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANORTHOSITE mean?
- A coarse igneous rock made almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar.
- What letters can be added to ANORTHOSITE?
- ANORTHOSITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANORTHOSITE:
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