ANTIEMETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANTIEMETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIEMETIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIEMETIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIEMETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antiemeticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIEMETIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTIEMETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIEMETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIEMETIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting.
Patients on chemotherapy or recovering from surgery are often given an antiemetic to settle the stomach. The word antiemetic also works as an adjective, as in antiemetic tablets.
How ANTIEMETIC is used
Used in hospitals, pharmacies and medical writing.
- The nurse gave her an antiemetic before the treatment.
- An antiemetic can be taken for motion sickness on a long voyage.
- The patient was prescribed an antiemetic after surgery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIEMETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIEMETIC
1 longer words begin with ANTIEMETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIEMETIC
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Common questions about ANTIEMETIC
- Is ANTIEMETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIEMETIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIEMETIC worth?
- ANTIEMETIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIEMETIC mean?
- A drug that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting.
- What letters can be added to ANTIEMETIC?
- ANTIEMETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTIEMETIC:
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