ANIMUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ANIMUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMUS
No single letter turns ANIMUS into another word.
How ANIMUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANIMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does ANIMUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong feeling of hostility, dislike or ill will directed toward someone or something.
Animus describes a deep-seated hostility that often colors judgement or actions toward a particular target, whether an individual, a group or an idea. The word also has a narrower sense in Jungian psychology, where animus names an unconscious masculine element that Carl Jung believed exists within the female psyche, as a counterpart to anima. In everyday use, however, animus almost always points to plain hostility or resentment rather than that psychological sense.
How ANIMUS is used
Formal or literary in tone, used to describe underlying hostility rather than casual dislike.
- His animus toward his former partner was obvious in every meeting.
- The report found no animus behind the decision, only budget limits.
- Years of animus between the two families shaped the whole town.
- She spoke without animus, simply stating the facts.
- The judge questioned whether animus had influenced the ruling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANIMUS
1 longer words begin with ANIMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMUS
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Common questions about ANIMUS
- Is ANIMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMUS worth?
- ANIMUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMUS mean?
- A strong feeling of hostility, dislike or ill will directed toward someone or something.
- What letters can be added to ANIMUS?
- No single letter can be added to ANIMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANIMUS:
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