ANTHELIX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ANTHELIX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTHELIX?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHELIX is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHELIX
No single letter turns ANTHELIX into another word.
How ANTHELIX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANTHELIX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHELIX has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANTHELIX
- All 8 letters of ANTHELIX are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANTHELIX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The curved ridge of cartilage inside the outer rim of the ear.
The anthelix runs parallel to the helix, the outer rim, and gives the ear its folded shape. Doctors name it when describing ear injuries or piercings.
How ANTHELIX is used
An anatomical term; the spelling antihelix is also used.
- The nurse pointed to the anthelix on the diagram.
- A small cut marked the anthelix of his left ear.
- Surgeons reshaped the anthelix to fix the protruding ear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHELIX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTHELIX
1 longer words begin with ANTHELIX.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHELIX
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Common questions about ANTHELIX
- Is ANTHELIX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHELIX, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHELIX worth?
- ANTHELIX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHELIX mean?
- The curved ridge of cartilage inside the outer rim of the ear.
- What letters can be added to ANTHELIX?
- No single letter can be added to ANTHELIX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANTHELIX:
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