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Is acantha a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acantha is a Scrabble US word. The word acantha is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

A1C3A1N1T1H4A1

Is acantha a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acantha is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

A1C3A1N1T1H4A1

Is acantha a Words With Friends word?

The word acantha is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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7-letter words (1 found)

ACANTHA,

6-letter words (1 found)

ACANTH,

5-letter words (6 found)

ANATA,CHANA,CHANT,NATCH,TACAN,THANA,

4-letter words (11 found)

ACTA,ANTA,CANT,CHAT,HANT,NACH,TACH,TAHA,TANA,TANH,THAN,

3-letter words (16 found)

AAH,ACH,ACT,AHA,ANA,ANT,CAA,CAN,CAT,CHA,HAN,HAT,NAH,NAT,NTH,TAN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AH,AN,AT,CH,HA,NA,TA,

You can make 43 words from acantha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acantha

acantha

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) +‎ ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θə/, /əˈkænt.θə/

Noun

acantha (plural acanthas)

  1. (botany) A prickle.
  2. (zoology) A spine or prickly fin.
  3. (anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra.

Related terms

  • acanthus

Source: wiktionary.org