ANTIPODEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANTIPODEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIPODEAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIPODEAN is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIPODEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antipodeansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIPODEAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTIPODEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIPODEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIPODEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to the opposite side of the world, especially Australia and New Zealand.
British writers use antipodean, often with humour, for anything from Australia or New Zealand, places on the far side of the globe from them. As a noun it also names a person from there.
How ANTIPODEAN is used
Formal or playful; used mainly by people in the northern hemisphere.
- The team enjoyed an antipodean summer during the winter months.
- He spoke with a slight antipodean accent.
- An antipodean cricket tour kept the fans up at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIPODEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIPODEAN
1 longer words begin with ANTIPODEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIPODEAN
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Common questions about ANTIPODEAN
- Is ANTIPODEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIPODEAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIPODEAN worth?
- ANTIPODEAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIPODEAN mean?
- Relating to the opposite side of the world, especially Australia and New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to ANTIPODEAN?
- ANTIPODEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTIPODEAN:
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