Is ANAEROBIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANAEROBIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANAEROBIC mean?
- adjective
living or active in the absence of free oxygen
“anaerobic bacteria”
- adjective
not aerobic
“isometric exercises are anaerobic”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + B (3) + I (1) + C (3) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ANAEROBIC
ANAEROBIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANAEROBIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carabine12
- aerobic11
- bicorne11
- carabin11
- carbine11
- corbina11
- arabic10
- beacon10
- bicorn10
- bicron10
- bonaci10
- carbon10
- caribe10
- corban10
- corbie10
- acarine9
- aerobia9
- carinae9
- ocarina9
- abaci9
- acerb9
- bacon9
- banco9
- barca9
- baric9
- bonce9
- boric9
- brace9
- bronc9
- caber9
- cabin9
- carbo9
- carob9
- ceiba9
- cobia9
- cobra9
- rabic9
- acinar8
- aeonic8
- arcane8
- arnica8
- bonier8
- borane8
- canoer8
- carina8
- carnie8
- coiner8
- cornea8
- crania8
- orcein8
- racino8
- recoin8
- banc8
- bice8
- carb8
- crab8
- crib8
- acari7
- acorn7
- aecia7
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