ANTHEROZOOID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANTHEROZOOID is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANTHEROZOOID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHEROZOOID is to know. It scores 25 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHEROZOOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antherozooidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTHEROZOOID scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ANTHEROZOOID, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHEROZOOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANTHEROZOOID
- ANTHEROZOOID runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ANTHEROZOOID
1 longer words begin with ANTHEROZOOID.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHEROZOOID
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Common questions about ANTHEROZOOID
- Is ANTHEROZOOID valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANTHEROZOOID is not in it.
- How many points is ANTHEROZOOID worth?
- ANTHEROZOOID is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANTHEROZOOID?
- ANTHEROZOOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ANTHEROZOOID:
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