Neanderthal
Neanderthal is valid in some dictionaries, but not all.
Playable in TWL, CSW — but not in WWF. Check which word list your game uses before you play it.
What does NEANDERTHAL mean?
- adjective
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
“was boorish and insensitive”
- noun
extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
- adjective
relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
“Neanderthal skull”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsInvalid
Hooks for NEANDERTHAL
Single letters that turn NEANDERTHAL into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from NEANDERTHAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heartland13
- adherent12
- anhedral12
- haltered12
- lathered12
- neatherd12
- rehandle12
- antheral11
- leathern11
- earthed11
- handler11
- hearted11
- hennaed11
- earthen10
- enthral10
- ethanal10
- haltere10
- hearten10
- hetaera10
- leather10
- lethean10
- trehala10
- adhere10
- daleth10
- dearth10
- dharna10
- hadean10
- halted10
- hander10
- handle10
- hanted10
- harden10
- hatred10
- header10
- healed10
- heated10
- hented10
- herald10
- lathed10
- thread10
- annealed9
- antlered9
- aether9
- althea9
- anther9
- ethane9
- halter9
- hantle9
- hartal9
- healer9
- heater9
- hereat9
- lather9
- nether9
- reheat9
- thaler9
- thenal9
- thenar9
- aahed9
- ahead9
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