ANTIALIEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANTIALIEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIALIEN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIALIEN is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIALIEN
No single letter turns ANTIALIEN into another word.
How ANTIALIEN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIALIEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIALIEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIALIEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hostile to foreigners, or aimed at keeping non-native species from taking hold.
The word turns up in politics, where an antialien mood means distrust of outsiders. In ecology an antialien measure is a rule meant to stop invasive plants or animals from arriving.
How ANTIALIEN is used
Used before a noun such as law, rhetoric, or policy.
- The antialien rhetoric grew louder before the election.
- Port inspectors enforce an antialien rule on imported plants.
- Critics called the bill antialien in spirit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIALIEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIALIEN
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Common questions about ANTIALIEN
- Is ANTIALIEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIALIEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIALIEN worth?
- ANTIALIEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIALIEN mean?
- Hostile to foreigners, or aimed at keeping non-native species from taking hold.
- What letters can be added to ANTIALIEN?
- No single letter can be added to ANTIALIEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIALIEN:
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