ANTEFIX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ANTEFIX 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 ANTEFIX?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTEFIX is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTEFIX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antefixaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANTEFIX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANTEFIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does ANTEFIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An upright ornament at the eaves of a classical building that hides the ends of the roof tiles.
Temples in Greece and Rome carried a row of antefixes, often carved or painted with palmettes and faces. Besides decoration they closed the gap where tiles met the edge of the roof.
How ANTEFIX is used
Antefix is an architectural and archaeological term.
- Each antefix on the temple was moulded in terracotta.
- An antefix with a lion head was found in the dig.
- The museum displays a painted antefix from Etruria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTEFIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTEFIX
4 longer words begin with ANTEFIX.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTEFIX
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Common questions about ANTEFIX
- Is ANTEFIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTEFIX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTEFIX worth?
- ANTEFIX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTEFIX mean?
- An upright ornament at the eaves of a classical building that hides the ends of the roof tiles.
- What letters can be added to ANTEFIX?
- ANTEFIX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANTEFIX:
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