ANACHORISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANACHORISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANACHORISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANACHORISM is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANACHORISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anachorismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANACHORISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANACHORISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANACHORISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANACHORISM
- The same 10 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ANACHORISM
The 10 tiles of ANACHORISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ANACHORISM
1 longer words begin with ANACHORISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANACHORISM
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Common questions about ANACHORISM
- Is ANACHORISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANACHORISM is not in it.
- How many points is ANACHORISM worth?
- ANACHORISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANACHORISM?
- ANACHORISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANACHORISM:
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