ANTHESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANTHESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTHESIS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHESIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHESIS
No single letter turns ANTHESIS into another word.
How ANTHESIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANTHESIS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANTHESIS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANTHESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The period when a flower is fully open and ready for pollination.
Anthesis marks the moment a bud has finished unfolding and the flower becomes reproductively active. Growers and botanists note its date because it affects when pollinators can visit and when seeds will form.
How ANTHESIS is used
Used in botany and horticulture to describe the flowering stage of a plant.
- The orchid reached anthesis in early spring.
- Bees were most active during anthesis.
- Heat can shorten the period of anthesis in many plants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANTHESIS
The 8 tiles of ANTHESIS in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHESIS
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Common questions about ANTHESIS
- Is ANTHESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHESIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHESIS worth?
- ANTHESIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHESIS mean?
- The period when a flower is fully open and ready for pollination.
- What letters can be added to ANTHESIS?
- No single letter can be added to ANTHESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANTHESIS:
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