ANOMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANOMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANOMIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANOMIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANOMIC
No single letter turns ANOMIC into another word.
How ANOMIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANOMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about ANOMIC
- The same 6 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 ANOMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Marked by a breakdown of shared rules and values, leaving people without clear guidance.
Sociologists describe a city, a group or a person as anomic when the old norms have collapsed and nothing has replaced them. Such conditions are tied to rapid change, such as war, sudden wealth or mass migration, and the feeling that results is aimless and cut off. The word also appears in speech therapy as the name for a difficulty in recalling names, but that use is separate.
How ANOMIC is used
Mostly academic, found in sociology and psychology writing.
- The new suburb felt anomic, with neighbours who shared no customs.
- Rapid change left the town in an anomic state.
- Durkheim described anomic suicide as a result of social upheaval.
- An anomic mood spread after the old order fell.
- The writer portrays an anomic youth with no sense of purpose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANOMIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANOMIC
The 6 tiles of ANOMIC in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANOMIC
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Common questions about ANOMIC
- Is ANOMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANOMIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANOMIC worth?
- ANOMIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANOMIC mean?
- Marked by a breakdown of shared rules and values, leaving people without clear guidance.
- What letters can be added to ANOMIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANOMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANOMIC:
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