ANECDOTA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANECDOTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANECDOTA?
| 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 ANECDOTA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANECDOTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anecdotalChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANECDOTA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANECDOTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANECDOTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANECDOTA
- ANECDOTA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANECDOTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Writings, often short historical or personal accounts, that have not been published before.
Anecdota is a plural borrowed from Greek, and it appears in titles of collections of previously unprinted texts. It should not be confused with the everyday anecdote, which is a short amusing story.
How ANECDOTA is used
Used for unpublished writings or short accounts, mostly in scholarly or historical contexts.
- The scholar published a volume of anecdota from the monastery library.
- These anecdota shed light on daily life at the court.
- Several anecdota were found among the old manuscripts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANECDOTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANECDOTA
8 longer words begin with ANECDOTA.
Shorter words from the letters in ANECDOTA
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Common questions about ANECDOTA
- Is ANECDOTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANECDOTA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANECDOTA worth?
- ANECDOTA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANECDOTA mean?
- Writings, often short historical or personal accounts, that have not been published before.
- What letters can be added to ANECDOTA?
- ANECDOTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANECDOTA:
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