ANTHOCYANIN is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. ANTHOCYANIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTHOCYANIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTHOCYANIN is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHOCYANIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anthocyaninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTHOCYANIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANTHOCYANIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHOCYANIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTHOCYANIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A water-soluble pigment that gives many flowers, fruits and leaves their blue, purple or red colour.
The shade of anthocyanin shifts with acidity, which is why red cabbage juice changes colour in vinegar. Autumn reds and blueberry skins owe their hue to it, and it is often promoted as an antioxidant.
How ANTHOCYANIN is used
Used in botany, chemistry and food science.
- Blueberries are rich in anthocyanin.
- Cold nights boost anthocyanin in maple leaves, deepening the autumn red.
- A drop of acid turns the anthocyanin in cabbage juice pink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHOCYANIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTHOCYANIN
1 longer words begin with ANTHOCYANIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHOCYANIN
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Common questions about ANTHOCYANIN
- Is ANTHOCYANIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHOCYANIN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHOCYANIN worth?
- ANTHOCYANIN is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHOCYANIN mean?
- A water-soluble pigment that gives many flowers, fruits and leaves their blue, purple or red colour.
- What letters can be added to ANTHOCYANIN?
- ANTHOCYANIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANTHOCYANIN:
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