ANAPHORIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ANAPHORIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAPHORIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAPHORIC is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAPHORIC
No single letter turns ANAPHORIC into another word.
How ANAPHORIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANAPHORIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANAPHORIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANAPHORIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of a word or phrase, taking its meaning from something said earlier in the same text or conversation.
Pronouns such as "she" or "it" are the classic anaphoric items, because they point back to a person or thing already named. Linguists use the term when discussing how readers keep track of who or what is being talked about.
How ANAPHORIC is used
Mostly found in linguistics and grammar discussions about reference between words.
- In "Maria left because she was tired", the word "she" is anaphoric.
- The teacher circled every anaphoric pronoun in the paragraph.
- An anaphoric reference can confuse readers if the earlier noun is unclear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAPHORIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANAPHORIC
The 9 tiles of ANAPHORIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANAPHORIC
2 longer words begin with ANAPHORIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAPHORIC
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Common questions about ANAPHORIC
- Is ANAPHORIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAPHORIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAPHORIC worth?
- ANAPHORIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAPHORIC mean?
- Of a word or phrase, taking its meaning from something said earlier in the same text or conversation.
- What letters can be added to ANAPHORIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANAPHORIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANAPHORIC:
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