ANCHORING

What ANCHORING Means

ANCHORING is a form of ANCHOR, which means:

1. noun: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
2. noun: a central cohesive source of support and stability“faith is his anchor”
3. verb: fix firmly and stably“anchor the lamppost in concrete”
4. verb: secure a vessel with an anchor“We anchored at Baltimore”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ANCHORING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 N1 C3 H4 O1 R1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In ANCHORING

273 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (15)

6 letter words (29)

5 letter words (65)

4 letter words (83)

3 letter words (60)

2 letter words (19)

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