ANCHORITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANCHORITE 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 ANCHORITE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCHORITE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCHORITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anchoritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANCHORITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANCHORITE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCHORITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANCHORITE
- All 9 letters of ANCHORITE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANCHORITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who withdraws from society for religious reasons and lives in solitude, especially in a sealed cell.
Early Christian hermits in the desert were anchorite figures long before the medieval cells beside churches. The word now also describes any person who lives apart from others by choice.
How ANCHORITE is used
Used in religious history and, figuratively, of a recluse.
- The anchorite lived on bread and water in a stone cell.
- He became something of an anchorite after retiring to the hills.
- Pilgrims travelled far to seek advice from the anchorite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCHORITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANCHORITE
The 9 tiles of ANCHORITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANCHORITE
1 longer words begin with ANCHORITE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCHORITE
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Common questions about ANCHORITE
- Is ANCHORITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCHORITE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCHORITE worth?
- ANCHORITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCHORITE mean?
- A person who withdraws from society for religious reasons and lives in solitude, especially in a sealed cell.
- What letters can be added to ANCHORITE?
- ANCHORITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANCHORITE:
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