acanthus

1. Architecture A design patterned after the leaves of one of these plants, used especially on the capitals of Corinthian columns.

2. Any of a genus ( of the family Acanthaceae, the acanthus family) of prickly perennial herbs chiefly of the Mediterranean region.

3. An ornamentation (as in a Corinthian capital) representing or suggesting the leaves of the acanthus.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
acanthus	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ah	5
an	2
as	2
at	2
ha	5
na	2
nu	2
sh	5
ta	2
uh	5
un	2
us	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aah	6
aas	3
act	5
aha	6
ahs	6
ana	3
ant	3
ash	6
can	5
cat	5
cut	5
has	6
hat	6
hun	6
hut	6
nah	6
nth	6
nus	3
nut	3
sac	5
san	3
sat	3
sau	3
sha	6
sun	3
tan	3
tas	3
tau	3
tun	3
uns	3
uta	3
uts	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aahs	7
acta	6
acts	6
anas	4
ansa	4
anta	4
ants	4
anus	4
aunt	4
cans	6
cant	6
casa	6
cash	9
cast	6
cats	6
chat	9
cuts	6
hant	7
hast	7
hats	7
haut	7
huns	7
hunt	7
huts	7
nuts	4
scan	6
scat	6
scut	6
shun	7
shut	7
stun	4
such	9
tach	9
tans	4
taus	4
than	7
thus	7
tuna	4
tuns	4
tush	7
utas	4
cath	9
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antas	5
aunts	5
canst	7
cants	7
chana	10
chant	10
chats	10
hansa	8
hants	8
haunt	8
hunts	8
natch	10
nucha	10
sauch	10
sauna	5
scant	7
scuta	7
shunt	8
snath	8
tacan	7
tachs	10
tunas	5
unhat	8
caths	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ashcan	11
cantus	8
chanas	11
chants	11
chaunt	11
cushat	11
haunts	9
nachas	11
nautch	11
sancta	8
snatch	11
stanch	11
tacans	8
uncast	8
unhats	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
anchusa	12
canthus	12
chaunts	12
staunch	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acanthus	13