ANYHOW is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANYHOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANYHOW?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANYHOW is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANYHOW
No single letter turns ANYHOW into another word.
How ANYHOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANYHOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does ANYHOW mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In any case; or in a careless, haphazard way.
People use anyhow to return to a topic after a side remark, much like anyway. It can also describe sloppy work, as in things thrown together anyhow.
How ANYHOW is used
Anyhow works as a linking word in speech and as a plain adverb of manner.
- Anyhow, we reached the station on time.
- The books were piled anyhow on the floor.
- It may rain, but we will go anyhow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANYHOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANYHOW
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Common questions about ANYHOW
- Is ANYHOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANYHOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANYHOW worth?
- ANYHOW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANYHOW mean?
- In any case; or in a careless, haphazard way.
- What letters can be added to ANYHOW?
- No single letter can be added to ANYHOW to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANYHOW:
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