ANLACE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ANLACE 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 ANLACE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANLACE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANLACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anlacesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANLACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANLACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does ANLACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
A short, broad dagger with two cutting edges, once worn hanging from the belt.
An anlace was carried openly at the waist rather than concealed, so it worked as both a tool and a sign of status. Medieval households and travellers kept one within reach for cutting rope, food or an attacker's grip. The blade tapered from a wide base to a point, unlike the slimmer stiletto that came later. Writers describing knights and merchants of the period still reach for anlace when they want a precise, period word instead of the generic dagger.
How ANLACE is used
Archaic; appears mainly in historical fiction, museum labels and accounts of medieval dress rather than in everyday speech.
- The merchant kept an anlace tucked into his belt for the road.
- Museum visitors stopped to read the label describing the rusted anlace.
- A knight of that century might wear a sword and an anlace together.
- The novelist chose anlace over dagger to fix the scene firmly in the Middle Ages.
- He drew the anlace and cut the tangled rope in one stroke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANLACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANLACE
1 longer words begin with ANLACE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANLACE
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Common questions about ANLACE
- Is ANLACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANLACE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANLACE worth?
- ANLACE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANLACE mean?
- A short, broad dagger with two cutting edges, once worn hanging from the belt.
- What letters can be added to ANLACE?
- ANLACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANLACE:
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