ANTHRACITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANTHRACITE 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 ANTHRACITE?
| 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 ANTHRACITE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTHRACITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anthracitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTHRACITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTHRACITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTHRACITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTHRACITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, shiny coal that is almost pure carbon and burns with little flame or smoke.
Because anthracite burns so cleanly and hotly, it was prized for heating homes and for fuelling furnaces. The name also serves as a colour term for a very dark grey, common in car paint and furniture.
How ANTHRACITE is used
Anthracite names both the fuel and a dark charcoal-grey shade.
- Pennsylvania was famous for its anthracite mines.
- The old stove burned anthracite all winter.
- She chose an anthracite finish for the kitchen cabinets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTHRACITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTHRACITE
1 longer words begin with ANTHRACITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTHRACITE
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Common questions about ANTHRACITE
- Is ANTHRACITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTHRACITE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTHRACITE worth?
- ANTHRACITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTHRACITE mean?
- A hard, shiny coal that is almost pure carbon and burns with little flame or smoke.
- What letters can be added to ANTHRACITE?
- ANTHRACITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTHRACITE:
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