ANECDOTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANECDOTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANECDOTAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANECDOTAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANECDOTAL
No single letter turns ANECDOTAL into another word.
How ANECDOTAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANECDOTAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANECDOTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANECDOTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Based on personal stories or casual observation rather than careful research.
Anecdotal evidence can be vivid and persuasive yet say little about what usually happens, because a few cases may not be typical. Scientists therefore treat it as a lead worth testing, not as proof.
How ANECDOTAL is used
Often paired with evidence, report or support, and it can also mean full of short amusing tales.
- The claim rests on anecdotal evidence from a handful of customers.
- Her talk was lively and anecdotal, full of stories from the road.
- Doctors warned that anecdotal reports are not a substitute for trials.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANECDOTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANECDOTAL
5 longer words begin with ANECDOTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ANECDOTAL
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Common questions about ANECDOTAL
- Is ANECDOTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANECDOTAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANECDOTAL worth?
- ANECDOTAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANECDOTAL mean?
- Based on personal stories or casual observation rather than careful research.
- What letters can be added to ANECDOTAL?
- No single letter can be added to ANECDOTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANECDOTAL:
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