ANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points

It depends on the list you play by. ANS 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 3 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept ANS?

Word power: 50 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ANS is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 15 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ANS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ANS scores

Face value of the 3 tiles in ANS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.

What stands out about ANS

• The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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

Anagrams of ANS

The 3 tiles of ANS in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with ANS

Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with ANS.

Words ending in ANS

Showing 24 of 1130 words that end in ANS. Useful as a back hook: play ANS onto a word already on the board.

Words with ANS inside

Showing 24 of 1147 words that contain ANS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ANS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ANS

Common questions about ANS

Is ANS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANS is not in it.

How many points is ANS worth?

ANS is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ANS?

ANS takes 15 hooks: 14 in front and 1 at the end.