ANCHORESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANCHORESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCHORESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCHORESS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCHORESS
No single letter turns ANCHORESS into another word.
How ANCHORESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANCHORESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCHORESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANCHORESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A woman who withdraws from the world to live alone in religious seclusion, often walled into a small cell beside a church.
In medieval England an anchoress could be consulted by visitors through a small window. Julian of Norwich is the best-known anchoress in English history.
How ANCHORESS is used
Used of medieval religious women who chose a life of enclosed prayer.
- The anchoress lived in a tiny cell attached to the parish church.
- Townspeople brought food to the anchoress and asked for her prayers.
- The anchoress wrote down her visions in plain English.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCHORESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANCHORESS
1 longer words begin with ANCHORESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCHORESS
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Common questions about ANCHORESS
- Is ANCHORESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCHORESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCHORESS worth?
- ANCHORESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCHORESS mean?
- A woman who withdraws from the world to live alone in religious seclusion, often walled into a small cell beside a church.
- What letters can be added to ANCHORESS?
- No single letter can be added to ANCHORESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANCHORESS:
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