ANENT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ANENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANENT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANENT is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANENT
Front hooks — 1
manentBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANENT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ANENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,746.
What does ANENT mean in Scrabble?
preposition
archaic
A preposition meaning concerning, about, or in respect to something.
Anent comes from an Old English phrase meaning "on level with" and narrowed over time to mean "regarding" or "about." Legal writers and Scots speakers kept anent in use long after most English speakers dropped it from everyday conversation. A sentence built anent a subject now sounds formal or old-fashioned rather than casual, which is why choosing the word signals a deliberately antique tone.
How ANENT is used
Archaic and mainly literary or legal today; using anent instead of about or regarding is usually a deliberate choice for a formal or old-fashioned effect.
- The report said nothing anent the missing shipment.
- She wrote a long letter anent her plans for the estate.
- The judge asked for further evidence anent the contract.
- Old family papers speak anent debts long since forgotten.
- He grumbled anent the state of the roads all winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ANENT
10 words end in ANENT. Useful as a back hook: play ANENT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ANENT inside
17 words contain ANENT in the middle. Words that start with ANENT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANENT
Common questions about ANENT
- Is ANENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANENT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANENT worth?
- ANENT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANENT mean?
- A preposition meaning concerning, about, or in respect to something.
- What letters can be added to ANENT?
- ANENT takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ANENT:
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