ANTISHARK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ANTISHARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTISHARK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTISHARK is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTISHARK
No single letter turns ANTISHARK into another word.
How ANTISHARK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTISHARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTISHARK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTISHARK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Designed to keep sharks away or to protect people from their attacks.
Beach authorities speak of antishark nets, barriers and warning schemes when they want swimmers to feel safe. The word is a handy descriptive label rather than a technical term, and it is often attached to a piece of equipment.
How ANTISHARK is used
Used before a noun, as in antishark net, antishark patrol or antishark device.
- An antishark net stretched across the mouth of the bay.
- The surfers wore an antishark device on their ankles.
- Council officials debated whether the antishark barrier was worth its cost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTISHARK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTISHARK
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Common questions about ANTISHARK
- Is ANTISHARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTISHARK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTISHARK worth?
- ANTISHARK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTISHARK mean?
- Designed to keep sharks away or to protect people from their attacks.
- What letters can be added to ANTISHARK?
- No single letter can be added to ANTISHARK to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTISHARK:
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