ANAL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ANAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANAL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about ANAL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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
What does ANAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicalinformal
Relating to or situated near the anus.
In medical and biological writing, anal simply locates or describes something at or near the anus, as in an anal fin on a fish. In everyday informal speech the same word is borrowed to describe a person who is excessively tidy, fussy or controlling about small details, a sense that comes from Freudian psychology.
How ANAL is used
Neutral and technical in medical contexts; informal and mildly critical when describing a person's personality.
- The fish has a small anal fin near its tail.
- The surgeon examined the anal region for signs of infection.
- He is almost comically anal about how his desk is arranged.
- The doctor asked about anal discomfort during the check-up.
- Her anal attention to filing made the office run smoothly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANAL
The 4 tiles of ANAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ANAL
Showing 24 of 96 words that begin with ANAL.
Words ending in ANAL
17 words end in ANAL. Useful as a back hook: play ANAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ANAL inside
Showing 24 of 155 words that contain ANAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ANAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAL
Common questions about ANAL
- Is ANAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAL worth?
- ANAL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAL mean?
- Relating to or situated near the anus.
- What letters can be added to ANAL?
- ANAL takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANAL:
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