ANTHILL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANTHILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTHILL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHILL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHILL
Front hooks — 1
wanthillBack hooks — 1
anthillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTHILL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANTHILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 457,463.
What does ANTHILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mound of earth built by ants over their nest.
An anthill rises above a network of tunnels and rooms where the colony lives and raises its young. Disturb one and the workers swarm out in seconds.
How ANTHILL is used
The word anthill is written as one word and is also used figuratively for a crowded, busy place.
- A large anthill stood beside the garden path.
- The children poked a stick at the anthill and watched the ants scatter.
- The market was like an anthill at noon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTHILL
1 longer words begin with ANTHILL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHILL
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Common questions about ANTHILL
- Is ANTHILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHILL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHILL worth?
- ANTHILL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHILL mean?
- A mound of earth built by ants over their nest.
- What letters can be added to ANTHILL?
- ANTHILL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANTHILL:
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