anathema

NOUN /ə'næθəmə/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

anathema is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1N1A1T1H4E1M3A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does anathema mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A detested person.

“he is an anathema to me”

SYNONYMS
2

A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication.