ANTIPODAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANTIPODAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIPODAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIPODAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIPODAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antipodalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIPODAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIPODAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIPODAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIPODAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lying on the exact opposite side of the globe, or directly opposed.
Two antipodal points are joined by a straight line through the centre of the Earth, as with a spot in Spain and one near New Zealand. Writers also use it loosely for ideas or people that are complete opposites.
How ANTIPODAL is used
Used in geography and mathematics, and figuratively in essays about opposing views.
- The antipodal point of Madrid lies in the sea near New Zealand.
- Their antipodal views on money made agreement impossible.
- Mathematicians study antipodal points on a sphere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIPODAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIPODAL
1 longer words begin with ANTIPODAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIPODAL
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Common questions about ANTIPODAL
- Is ANTIPODAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIPODAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIPODAL worth?
- ANTIPODAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIPODAL mean?
- Lying on the exact opposite side of the globe, or directly opposed.
- What letters can be added to ANTIPODAL?
- ANTIPODAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIPODAL:
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