ANYWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANYWISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANYWISE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANYWISE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANYWISE
No single letter turns ANYWISE into another word.
How ANYWISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANYWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does ANYWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
In any way or to any degree at all.
Anywise is an old-fashioned way of saying at all, and often turns up with a negative. Modern English prefers the plainer anyway or in any way.
How ANYWISE is used
Anywise is found in older or deliberately formal writing.
- He was not anywise afraid of the dark.
- If you can help anywise, we would be grateful.
- The rule does not anywise apply to children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANYWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANYWISE
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Common questions about ANYWISE
- Is ANYWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANYWISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANYWISE worth?
- ANYWISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANYWISE mean?
- In any way or to any degree at all.
- What letters can be added to ANYWISE?
- No single letter can be added to ANYWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANYWISE:
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