ANTIPHON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANTIPHON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIPHON?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIPHON is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIPHON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIPHON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANTIPHON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIPHON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIPHON mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short verse sung or chanted before or after a psalm in church services.
An antiphon was traditionally sung in turns by two choirs, with one answering the other. Collections of them form a large part of medieval plainchant. The word can also be used loosely for any call and response.
How ANTIPHON is used
Used in church music and liturgy, and loosely for any answering voice.
- The monks sang an antiphon before the evening psalm.
- Each antiphon in the book has its own melody.
- Their conversation had the rhythm of an antiphon, each line answering the last.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIPHON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIPHON
13 longer words begin with ANTIPHON.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIPHON
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Common questions about ANTIPHON
- Is ANTIPHON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIPHON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIPHON worth?
- ANTIPHON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIPHON mean?
- A short verse sung or chanted before or after a psalm in church services.
- What letters can be added to ANTIPHON?
- ANTIPHON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANTIPHON:
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