ANCHORET is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANCHORET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCHORET?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCHORET is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCHORET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anchoretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANCHORET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANCHORET, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCHORET has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANCHORET
- All 8 letters of ANCHORET are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANCHORET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person who lives apart from society for religious reasons.
An anchoret chose solitude, often in a cell or cave, to spend life in prayer. The spelling is an older form of the more familiar anchorite. Modern writers also use the word figuratively for someone who avoids company.
How ANCHORET is used
Archaic spelling found in older religious and literary writing.
- The anchoret lived in a stone cell beside the chapel wall.
- Villagers brought bread to the anchoret every Sunday.
- He lived like an anchoret, speaking to no one for weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCHORET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANCHORET
5 longer words begin with ANCHORET.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCHORET
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Common questions about ANCHORET
- Is ANCHORET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCHORET, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCHORET worth?
- ANCHORET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCHORET mean?
- A person who lives apart from society for religious reasons.
- What letters can be added to ANCHORET?
- ANCHORET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANCHORET:
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