anencephaly
Valid in Scrabble
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- 21
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 11
/æn.ɪnˈsɛ.fə.lɪ/
Definition of anencephaly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
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Etymology
Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an- + encephaly.
Words you can make from anencephaly
200+ playable · top: CHEAPLY (17 pts)
Best play cheaply 17 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
27 words- PEACHY 16 pts
- LEACHY 14 pts
- LYCHEE 14 pts
- PHENYL 14 pts
- PHYLAE 14 pts
- APACHE 13 pts
- CHAPEL 13 pts
- PECHAN 13 pts
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- PLEACH 13 pts
- PLENCH 13 pts
- HENLEY 12 pts
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- CHANNA 11 pts
- CHELAE 11 pts
- PEAHEN 11 pts
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- PALACE 10 pts
- PENCEL 10 pts
- ANLACE 8 pts
- APNEAL 8 pts
- CANNEL 8 pts
- ENLACE 8 pts
- PALEAE 8 pts
- PENNAE 8 pts
- ANNEAL 6 pts
5-letter words
54 words- CHYLE 13 pts
- HAPLY 13 pts
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- PHYLA 13 pts
- PHYLE 13 pts
- CHAPE 12 pts
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- PEACH 12 pts
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- PENAL 7 pts
- PENNA 7 pts
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- PLANE 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANNAL 5 pts
4-letter words
72 words- ACHY 12 pts
- CHAY 12 pts
- HYPE 12 pts
- LYCH 12 pts
- YECH 12 pts
- CAPH 11 pts
- CHAP 11 pts
- PACY 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- AYAH 10 pts
- HYLA 10 pts
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- ACHE 9 pts
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- PALY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
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- EELY 7 pts
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- PLAN 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
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- ALAN 4 pts
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- ANAL 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- HYP 11 pts
- HAY 9 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
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- ANY 6 pts
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- HEN 6 pts
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- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
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- LAC 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
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