ANLAS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ANLAS 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 ANLAS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANLAS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANLAS
No single letter turns ANLAS into another word.
How ANLAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ANLAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about ANLAS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 ANLAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A short, two-edged dagger carried as a personal sidearm in medieval times, known too under the related spelling anelace.
An anlas was compact enough to wear at the belt as backup to a larger sword, and medieval effigies and inventories list it under the related spelling anelace for the same kind of blade. The two names describe one weapon rather than two different ones. The word survives today mainly in histories of medieval arms rather than in ordinary speech.
How ANLAS is used
A historical term, used almost exclusively when describing medieval weapons rather than in modern contexts.
- The knight carried an anlas at his belt.
- Museum records list an anlas among the recovered grave goods.
- The anlas was shorter and lighter than a sword.
- Illustrations of the period show an anlas hanging from a leather strap.
- Historians describe the anlas as a common sidearm for travellers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANLAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANLAS
The 5 tiles of ANLAS in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ANLAS
1 longer words begin with ANLAS.
Shorter words from the letters in ANLAS
Common questions about ANLAS
- Is ANLAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANLAS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANLAS worth?
- ANLAS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANLAS mean?
- A short, two-edged dagger carried as a personal sidearm in medieval times, known too under the related spelling anelace.
- What letters can be added to ANLAS?
- No single letter can be added to ANLAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ANLAS:
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