ANAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANAN 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ananaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about ANAN
- 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 ANAN mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaicdialect
An old expression used to ask someone to repeat what they just said, similar to eh? or what did you say?
Anan was a common way for a listener to signal that they had not caught or understood a remark, roughly equivalent to modern pardon? It appears often in older English drama and dialect speech, spoken by a character who is confused, hard of hearing, or simply slow to follow.
How ANAN is used
Archaic and dialectal; found in older texts rather than in current conversation.
- Anan? said the old man, cupping his ear.
- The servant only answered anan when questioned sharply.
- Anan, master? I did not hear you rightly.
- She called twice before he replied with a puzzled anan.
- Anan, sir, what was that you said?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANAN
The 4 tiles of ANAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ANAN
11 longer words begin with ANAN.
Words with ANAN inside
16 words contain ANAN in the middle. Words that start with ANAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAN
Common questions about ANAN
- Is ANAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANAN is not in it.
- How many points is ANAN worth?
- ANAN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAN mean?
- An old expression used to ask someone to repeat what they just said, similar to eh? or what did you say?
- What letters can be added to ANAN?
- ANAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANAN:
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