Is ANTHRAXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTHRAXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTHRAXES mean?
Anthraxes is a form of ANTHRAX.
- noun
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
- noun
a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + A (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 ANTHRAXES
ANTHRAXES 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 ANTHRAXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anthrax17
- narthex17
- extras13
- sextan13
- taxers13
- hex13
- extra12
- nexts12
- raxes12
- retax12
- taxer12
- taxes12
- texas12
- axes11
- next11
- sext11
- taxa11
- anthers10
- thenars10
- axe10
- rax10
- rex10
- sax10
- sex10
- tax10
- anther9
- arhats9
- earths9
- hasten9
- haters9
- hearts9
- snathe9
- thanes9
- thenar9
- ax9
- ex9
- arhat8
- ashen8
- earth8
- haars8
- haets8
- hansa8
- hanse8
- hants8
- hares8
- harts8
- haste8
- hater8
- hates8
- hears8
- heart8
- heats8
- hents8
- herns8
- neath8
- rathe8
- rheas8
- share8
- sharn8
- shart8
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