ANUROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ANUROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANUROUS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANUROUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANUROUS
No single letter turns ANUROUS into another word.
How ANUROUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANUROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ANUROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having no tail.
Anurous is applied to animals like frogs and toads as adults. The word comes from Greek roots meaning without a tail.
How ANUROUS is used
Anurous is a zoology term for tailless creatures.
- The adult frog is anurous.
- Biologists group the anurous amphibians together.
- An anurous tadpole has already lost its tail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANUROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANUROUS
The 7 tiles of ANUROUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANUROUS
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Common questions about ANUROUS
- Is ANUROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANUROUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANUROUS worth?
- ANUROUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANUROUS mean?
- Having no tail.
- What letters can be added to ANUROUS?
- No single letter can be added to ANUROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANUROUS:
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