ANTHEMION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANTHEMION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTHEMION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHEMION is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHEMION
No single letter turns ANTHEMION into another word.
How ANTHEMION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTHEMION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHEMION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTHEMION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flat decorative pattern of radiating petals or leaves, resembling honeysuckle, used in classical Greek and Roman art.
You can find an anthemion carved along temple friezes and painted around the rims of ancient vases. Architects of later neoclassical buildings copied the motif.
How ANTHEMION is used
A term from art history and architecture for a stylised flower ornament.
- A row of anthemion ornaments ran across the top of the temple wall.
- The vase was painted with a delicate anthemion around its neck.
- The Georgian town house repeated the anthemion on its iron railings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHEMION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHEMION
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Common questions about ANTHEMION
- Is ANTHEMION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHEMION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHEMION worth?
- ANTHEMION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHEMION mean?
- A flat decorative pattern of radiating petals or leaves, resembling honeysuckle, used in classical Greek and Roman art.
- What letters can be added to ANTHEMION?
- No single letter can be added to ANTHEMION to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTHEMION:
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