ANNO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANNO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANNO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANNO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANNO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
annoyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANNO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANNO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,631.
What stands out about ANNO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 ANNO mean in Scrabble?
preposition
formal
Used before a date to mean in the year, as in the Latin phrase anno domini.
Anno is the Latin word for in the year, borrowed into English mainly inside fixed phrases used for dating events, most familiarly anno domini, in the year of the Lord. It is rarely used as an ordinary standalone English word outside these formal or historical date formulas.
How ANNO is used
Formal and mainly historical; almost always appears attached to a specific era or year.
- The plaque was dated anno 1750.
- The document begins anno domini and gives the year in full.
- Historians still cite old charters using anno and the regnal year.
- The inscription reads anno 1682 above the doorway.
- Latin records dated events as anno rather than in our modern style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANNO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANNO
The 4 tiles of ANNO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ANNO
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with ANNO.
Words with ANNO inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain ANNO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ANNO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANNO
Common questions about ANNO
- Is ANNO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANNO is not in it.
- How many points is ANNO worth?
- ANNO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANNO mean?
- Used before a date to mean in the year, as in the Latin phrase anno domini.
- What letters can be added to ANNO?
- ANNO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANNO:
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