ANKH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANKH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANKH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANKH is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANKH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ankhsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANKH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANKH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about ANKH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANKH mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Egyptian symbol of life shaped like a looped cross.
The ankh appears in Egyptian art held to the nose of a king, offering him breath. What the shape originally represented is not known, and every explanation that has been offered is a guess.
How ANKH is used
Countable: an ankh, two ankhs.
- An ankh is held to the nose in Egyptian carving.
- The word ankh means life in Egyptian.
- Nobody knows what shape the ankh originally copied.
- Two ankhs carved either side of the doorway.
- An ankh in modern jewellery means whatever the wearer wants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANKH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANKH
The 4 tiles of ANKH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ANKH
1 longer words begin with ANKH.
Words with ANKH inside
2 words contain ANKH in the middle. Words that start with ANKH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANKH
Common questions about ANKH
- Is ANKH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANKH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANKH worth?
- ANKH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANKH mean?
- An Egyptian symbol of life shaped like a looped cross.
- What letters can be added to ANKH?
- ANKH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANKH:
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