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Is ANCHOR a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ANCHOR is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
11126

What does ANCHOR mean?

  1. nouna mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
  2. verbfix firmly and stably
  3. verbsecure a vessel with an anchor

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for ANCHOR

Add a letter to make a new word: ANCHORS.

Anagrams of ANCHOR

Words inside ANCHOR

See all 48 words you can make from ANCHOR

Similar word lists

6 letter wordsAnagrams of ANCHORWords starting with ANWords ending in ORWords ending in HOR6 letter words starting with A6 letter words ending in R

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up ANCHOR in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is ANCHOR a Scrabble word?

ANCHOR is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is ANCHOR worth?

ANCHOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ANCHOR mean?

A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.