Is ANESTROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANESTROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANESTROUS mean?
- adjective
of or relating to anestrus
- adjective
(of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat
“an anestrous bitch”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ANESTROUS
ANESTROUS 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 ANESTROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anestrus8
- anserous8
- arsenous8
- assentor8
- ossature8
- outearns8
- santeros8
- santours8
- saunters8
- senators8
- soutanes8
- starnose8
- tonsures8
- treasons8
- arenous7
- arouses7
- atoners7
- estrous7
- natures7
- nestors7
- oestrus7
- osetras7
- ossetra7
- ousters7
- outearn7
- reasons7
- santero7
- santour7
- santurs7
- sarsnet7
- saunter7
- senator7
- senoras7
- sourest7
- soutane7
- souters7
- stoners7
- stoures7
- sunstar7
- tenours7
- tensors7
- tonsure7
- tonuses7
- toruses7
- treason7
- tussore7
- unrests7
- unseats7
- antres6
- anuses6
- arouse6
- arseno6
- arsons6
- assent6
- assert6
- assort6
- assure6
- astern6
- asters6
- atoner6
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