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Anencephaly

a 1n 1e 1n 1c 3e 1p 3h 4a 1l 1y 4

About 5 syllables

noun · 11 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does anencephaly mean?

noun

  1. a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres

    Synonymsanencephalia

Is ANENCEPHALY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ANENCEPHALY worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
a 1n 1e 1n 1c 3e 1p 3h 4a 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

24 pts
a 1n 2e 1n 2c 4e 1p 4h 3a 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

23 pts
a 1n 1e 1n 1c 4e 1p 4h 4a 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
a 1n 1e 1n 1c 3e 1p 3h 3a 1l 2y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ANENCEPHALY

Words that end like ANENCEPHALY

Common words that share the ending -ALY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

anomalyscaly
All words ending in -ALY

Anencephaly: quick answers

Is ANENCEPHALY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANENCEPHALY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANENCEPHALY worth?
ANENCEPHALY scores 21 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does anencephaly mean?
As a noun, anencephaly means “a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres”.
What words can you make with the letters in ANENCEPHALY?
You can make 319 shorter words from ANENCEPHALY, such as CHEAPLY, CHEAPY, ENCEPHALA, PEACHY. See the full list.