ANCORA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANCORA 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANCORA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCORA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCORA
No single letter turns ANCORA into another word.
How ANCORA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANCORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about ANCORA
- ANCORA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ANCORA
Common questions about ANCORA
- Is ANCORA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANCORA is not in it.
- How many points is ANCORA worth?
- ANCORA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCORA?
- No single letter can be added to ANCORA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANCORA:
Open ANCORA in the Word Finder