ANNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANNS 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 ANNS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANNS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANNS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ANNS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
Anagrams of ANNS
The 4 tiles of ANNS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ANNS
4 words end in ANNS. Useful as a back hook: play ANNS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ANNS
Common questions about ANNS
- Is ANNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANNS is not in it.
- How many points is ANNS worth?
- ANNS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANNS?
- ANNS takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANNS:
Open ANNS in the Word Finder