Is ANCHORESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCHORESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
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See the definition of AnchoressesHooks for ANCHORESSES
ANCHORESSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANCHORESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- archnesses15
- anchoress14
- enchasers14
- hoarseness13
- archness13
- encashes13
- enchaser13
- enchases13
- nacheses13
- rechosen13
- searches13
- coarseness12
- harnesses12
- seahorses12
- seashores12
- achenes12
- anchors12
- archons12
- chaoses12
- chasers12
- chasses12
- cheeros12
- chesses12
- choreas12
- coheres12
- coshers12
- crashes12
- echoers12
- enchase12
- eschars12
- ochreae12
- ochreas12
- oraches12
- ranches12
- ranchos12
- reaches12
- rechose12
- roaches12
- ancresses11
- hoarsens11
- rashness11
- seahorse11
- seashore11
- senhoras11
- senhores11
- achene11
- anchor11
- anchos11
- arches11
- archon11
- cashes11
- chares11
- chaser11
- chases11
- chasse11
- cheero11
- cheers11
- chorea11
- chores11
- chosen11
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