ANOXIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANOXIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANOXIA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANOXIA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANOXIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anoxiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANOXIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANOXIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about ANOXIA
- ANOXIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANOXIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition in which the body or a tissue gets no oxygen at all.
Anoxia is more severe than hypoxia, which means only a shortage of oxygen, and it can damage the brain within minutes. It may follow drowning, choking, heart failure or a lack of air at great height. The word is built from the Greek prefix for "without" and the name of the gas, and the same idea is used for water, where anoxia describes a lake or sea bed with no dissolved oxygen.
How ANOXIA is used
A medical and scientific term, used in hospitals and in ecology.
- The diver suffered anoxia when his air supply failed.
- Doctors feared brain damage from the anoxia.
- Anoxia in the deep water killed most of the fish.
- A newborn can develop anoxia if the birth is delayed.
- Climbers at great height risk anoxia without extra oxygen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANOXIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANOXIA
1 longer words begin with ANOXIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANOXIA
Common questions about ANOXIA
- Is ANOXIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANOXIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANOXIA worth?
- ANOXIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANOXIA mean?
- A condition in which the body or a tissue gets no oxygen at all.
- What letters can be added to ANOXIA?
- ANOXIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANOXIA:
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