ANCHORETIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANCHORETIC 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ANCHORETIC?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCHORETIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCHORETIC
No single letter turns ANCHORETIC into another word.
How ANCHORETIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANCHORETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCHORETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ANCHORETIC
1 longer words begin with ANCHORETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCHORETIC
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Common questions about ANCHORETIC
- Is ANCHORETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCHORETIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCHORETIC worth?
- ANCHORETIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCHORETIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANCHORETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANCHORETIC:
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