ANECDOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANECDOTE 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 ANECDOTE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANECDOTE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANECDOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anecdotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANECDOTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANECDOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANECDOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANECDOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event.
A good anecdote is told in a few sentences and usually ends with a small surprise or a point. Scientists sometimes dismiss one as mere anecdote, meaning a story that proves nothing.
How ANECDOTE is used
Common in speeches, biographies and conversation, where it livens up a point with a brief true story.
- He opened his speech with an anecdote about his first job.
- The biography is full of funny anecdote and gossip.
- She told an anecdote that made the whole table laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANECDOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANECDOTE
1 longer words begin with ANECDOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANECDOTE
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Common questions about ANECDOTE
- Is ANECDOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANECDOTE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANECDOTE worth?
- ANECDOTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANECDOTE mean?
- A short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event.
- What letters can be added to ANECDOTE?
- ANECDOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANECDOTE:
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