ANURAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ANURAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANURAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANURAN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANURAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anuransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANURAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANURAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does ANURAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A frog or toad, or any member of the order Anura, the group of tailless amphibians.
An anuran is recognized by its short body, long hind legs built for jumping, and the absence of a tail in the adult stage, unlike newts and salamanders. As a noun the word names the animal itself, while as an adjective it describes anything relating to this group, as in anuran calls or anuran habitats. The category anuran covers thousands of species found on every continent except Antarctica.
How ANURAN is used
A technical, mainly zoological term; frog and toad remain the everyday words used outside scientific writing.
- The pond was home to several species of anuran during the rainy season.
- Researchers recorded the calls of a rare anuran deep in the forest.
- An anuran's powerful hind legs make it an excellent jumper.
- The museum exhibit grouped every anuran separately from the salamanders.
- A chorus of anuran voices filled the marsh at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANURAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANURAN
1 longer words begin with ANURAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ANURAN
Common questions about ANURAN
- Is ANURAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANURAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANURAN worth?
- ANURAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANURAN mean?
- A frog or toad, or any member of the order Anura, the group of tailless amphibians.
- What letters can be added to ANURAN?
- ANURAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANURAN:
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