ANONYM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANONYM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANONYM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANONYM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANONYM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANONYM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANONYM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does ANONYM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who goes unnamed, or a made-up name used in place of a real one.
Anonym is a rarely used word for someone whose name is hidden, for example the author of an unsigned pamphlet. It can also mean the false name itself, much like pseudonym. Scholars sometimes use it when sorting writers who published without their names. It is more compact than "an anonymous person", which is why it appears in dry, specialised prose.
How ANONYM is used
Rare; found mainly in scholarly writing about authorship.
- The pamphlet was the work of an anonym who feared arrest.
- He wrote under an anonym to protect his family.
- The critic could not identify the anonym behind the letters.
- An anonym cannot be thanked, only wondered about.
- The library lists the unsigned poems under a single anonym.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANONYM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANONYM
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Common questions about ANONYM
- Is ANONYM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANONYM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANONYM worth?
- ANONYM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANONYM mean?
- A person who goes unnamed, or a made-up name used in place of a real one.
- What letters can be added to ANONYM?
- ANONYM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANONYM:
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