ANTHERIDIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANTHERIDIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTHERIDIAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHERIDIAL is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHERIDIAL
No single letter turns ANTHERIDIAL into another word.
How ANTHERIDIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANTHERIDIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHERIDIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTHERIDIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Relating to an antheridium, the structure in which male sex cells develop in ferns, mosses and some fungi.
Botanists use antheridial in describing the male organs of seedless plants and algae. An antheridial cell releases swimming sperm which travel to the egg, usually through a film of water.
How ANTHERIDIAL is used
Antheridial is used in botany texts about the reproduction of mosses, ferns and algae.
- The fern prothallus bears antheridial structures on its underside.
- Antheridial cells release sperm when the surface is wet.
- The student sketched an antheridial branch under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHERIDIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ANTHERIDIAL
- Is ANTHERIDIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHERIDIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHERIDIAL worth?
- ANTHERIDIAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHERIDIAL mean?
- Relating to an antheridium, the structure in which male sex cells develop in ferns, mosses and some fungi.
- What letters can be added to ANTHERIDIAL?
- No single letter can be added to ANTHERIDIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANTHERIDIAL:
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