ANORTHOSITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ANORTHOSITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANORTHOSITIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANORTHOSITIC is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANORTHOSITIC
No single letter turns ANORTHOSITIC into another word.
How ANORTHOSITIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ANORTHOSITIC, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANORTHOSITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANORTHOSITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of or resembling anorthosite, a coarse igneous rock rich in calcium-bearing feldspar.
Anorthositic rocks are pale and granular, and they make up much of the bright highlands of the Moon. Geologists use the adjective to classify a formation by its dominant mineral.
How ANORTHOSITIC is used
Confined to geology and planetary science writing.
- The anorthositic crust of the Moon reflects sunlight strongly.
- Geologists mapped an anorthositic intrusion in the mountains.
- The sample proved to be anorthositic rather than basaltic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANORTHOSITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ANORTHOSITIC
- Is ANORTHOSITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANORTHOSITIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANORTHOSITIC worth?
- ANORTHOSITIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANORTHOSITIC mean?
- Made of or resembling anorthosite, a coarse igneous rock rich in calcium-bearing feldspar.
- What letters can be added to ANORTHOSITIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANORTHOSITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ANORTHOSITIC:
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