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Is anencephaly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word anencephaly is a Scrabble US word. The word anencephaly is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is anencephaly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word anencephaly is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

A1N1E1N1C3E1P3H4A1L1Y4

Is anencephaly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word anencephaly is a Words With Friends word. The word anencephaly is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

ANENCEPHALY,

9-letter words (1 found)

ENCEPHALA,

8-letter words (2 found)

ACALEPHE,ANYPLACE,

7-letter words (14 found)

ACALEPH,ANELACE,CAPELAN,CAYENNE,CHANNEL,CHEAPEN,CHEAPLY,CLAYPAN,ENHANCE,ENPLANE,LYNCEAN,PANACHE,PENANCE,PLANCHE,

6-letter words (33 found)

ACHENE,ALPEEN,ANLACE,ANNEAL,APACHE,APNEAL,CANAPE,CANNAE,CANNEL,CHALAN,CHAPEL,CHEAPY,CHELAE,ELANCE,ELENCH,ENLACE,HENLEY,HYAENA,LEACHY,LYCHEE,PALACE,PALEAE,PEACHY,PEAHEN,PECHAN,PENCEL,PENNAE,PENNAL,PHENYL,PHYLAE,PLANCH,PLEACH,PLENCH,

5-letter words (76 found)

AHEAP,ALANE,ALEPH,ALEYE,ALPHA,ANCLE,ANELE,ANNAL,APACE,APNEA,AYELP,CALPA,CANAL,CANEH,CANNA,CANNY,CAPLE,CHANA,CHAPE,CHAYA,CHEAP,CHEEP,CHELA,CHELP,CHYLE,CLEAN,CLEEP,CLEPE,CLYPE,HANAP,HANCE,HAPLY,HAYLE,HEAPY,HENCE,HENNA,HENNY,HYENA,LACEY,LANCE,LANCH,LEACH,LEANY,LEECH,LYCEA,LYCEE,LYNCH,NACHE,NAHAL,NANCE,NANCY,NYALA,PACEY,PACHA,PAEAN,PALAY,PALEA,PANCE,PANEL,PANNE,PAYEE,PEACE,PEACH,PECAN,PENAL,PENCE,PENNA,PENNE,PENNY,PHENE,PHYLA,PHYLE,PLACE,PLANE,PLAYA,PLENA,

4-letter words (98 found)

ACHE,ACHY,ACNE,ACYL,ALAE,ALAN,ALAP,ALAY,ALEC,ALEE,ANAL,ANAN,ANCE,ANNA,APAY,AYAH,CALP,CANE,CANN,CANY,CAPA,CAPE,CAPH,CEPE,CHAL,CHAP,CHAY,CLAN,CLAP,CLAY,CYAN,EACH,EALE,ECHE,EECH,EELY,ELAN,EPHA,EYEN,EYNE,HAEN,HALE,HEAL,HEAP,HEEL,HELE,HELP,HYEN,HYLA,HYLE,HYPE,LACE,LACY,LANA,LANE,LEAN,LEAP,LECH,LEEP,LYCH,LYNE,NAAN,NACH,NALA,NANA,NANE,NAPA,NAPE,NEAL,NEAP,NEEP,NENE,NYAH,PAAL,PAAN,PACA,PACE,PACY,PALE,PALY,PANE,PEAL,PEAN,PECH,PEEL,PEEN,PELA,PELE,PENE,PLAN,PLAY,PLEA,PYNE,YALE,YEAH,YEAN,YECH,YELP,

3-letter words (78 found)

AAH,AAL,ACE,ACH,AHA,ALA,ALE,ALP,ANA,ANE,ANN,ANY,APE,AYE,CAA,CAL,CAN,CAP,CAY,CEE,CEL,CEP,CHA,CHE,CLY,EAN,ECH,EEL,EEN,ENE,EYE,HAE,HAN,HAP,HAY,HEN,HEP,HEY,HYE,HYP,LAC,LAH,LAP,LAY,LEA,LEE,LEP,LEY,LYE,NAE,NAH,NAN,NAP,NAY,NEE,NEP,NYE,PAC,PAH,PAL,PAN,PAY,PEA,PEC,PEE,PEH,PEL,PEN,PLY,PYA,PYE,YAE,YAH,YAP,YEA,YEH,YEN,YEP,

2-letter words (22 found)

AA,AE,AH,AL,AN,AY,CH,EA,EE,EH,EL,EN,HA,HE,LA,NA,NE,NY,PA,PE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 326 words from anencephaly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anencephaly

anencephaly

Alternative forms

  • anencephalia

Etymology

From the Latin anencephalia.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănĭnsĕʹfəlĭ, IPA(key): /ænɪnˈsɛfəlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfəli

Noun

anencephaly (plural anencephalies)

  1. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

Synonyms

  • anencephalus

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Further reading

  • anencephaly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  • “anencephaly” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Source: wiktionary.org