UNANCHOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNANCHOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNANCHOR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNANCHOR is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNANCHOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unanchorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNANCHOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNANCHOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNANCHOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNANCHOR mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To loosen a ship from its anchor, or to free something from a fixed hold.
When the crew chose to unanchor, they hauled the anchor up and let the vessel drift or sail. The word is also used figuratively for cutting an idea loose from the thing that held it steady.
How UNANCHOR is used
Rare; used in nautical and figurative writing.
- The captain ordered the crew to unanchor at dawn.
- Rising wind forced them to unanchor early.
- The new law may unanchor prices from the old standard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNANCHOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNANCHOR
3 longer words begin with UNANCHOR.
Shorter words from the letters in UNANCHOR
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Common questions about UNANCHOR
- Is UNANCHOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNANCHOR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNANCHOR worth?
- UNANCHOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNANCHOR mean?
- To loosen a ship from its anchor, or to free something from a fixed hold.
- What letters can be added to UNANCHOR?
- UNANCHOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNANCHOR:
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