ANTA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ANTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTA?
| 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 ANTA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does ANTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A square pilaster formed by thickening the end of a wall, especially one flanking a doorway in classical architecture.
An anta appears in pairs on either side of a temple porch or doorway, framing the entrance with a flattened, rectangular pier rather than a round column. Architects use the term to distinguish this wall-end pier, which is treated with its own base and capital, from a free-standing column that carries no wall behind it.
How ANTA is used
Used mainly in descriptions of Greek and Roman temple architecture.
- The temple's porch was framed by a stone anta on either side of the door.
- An anta differs from a column because it is built as part of the wall itself.
- The guide pointed out the fluted anta supporting the portico's roofline.
- Restorers repaired the cracked anta at the corner of the ancient shrine.
- Each anta carried a matching capital that echoed the columns nearby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANTA
The 4 tiles of ANTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANTA
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with ANTA.
Words ending in ANTA
6 words end in ANTA. Useful as a back hook: play ANTA onto a word already on the board.
Words with ANTA inside
Showing 24 of 335 words that contain ANTA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ANTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTA
Common questions about ANTA
- Is ANTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTA worth?
- ANTA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTA mean?
- A square pilaster formed by thickening the end of a wall, especially one flanking a doorway in classical architecture.
- What letters can be added to ANTA?
- ANTA takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANTA:
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