ANTBEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANTBEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTBEAR?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTBEAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTBEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antbearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTBEAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANTBEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ANTBEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An old name for the aardvark or for the great anteater, animals that feed on ants and termites.
The compound antbear is a descriptive nickname built from ant and bear, and it has been applied to more than one unrelated animal. For that reason most writers today prefer the precise names.
How ANTBEAR is used
Antbear is an informal or dated name rather than the usual zoological term.
- The explorer wrote about an antbear digging into a termite mound.
- An antbear has a long snout and a sticky tongue.
- Children found the antbear at the zoo funny to watch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTBEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTBEAR
1 longer words begin with ANTBEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTBEAR
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Common questions about ANTBEAR
- Is ANTBEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTBEAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTBEAR worth?
- ANTBEAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTBEAR mean?
- An old name for the aardvark or for the great anteater, animals that feed on ants and termites.
- What letters can be added to ANTBEAR?
- ANTBEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANTBEAR:
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