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Anchoring

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts9 letters
Definition of Anchoring

verb

  1. To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
  2. To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

    "Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."

  3. To stop; to fix or rest.
  4. To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
  5. To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

noun

  1. The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
  2. The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.
Anagrams of Anchoring

No exact anagrams found for "anchoring". This word has a unique letter combination.

Related Word Patterns
AN...Words starting with "an"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 9-letter wordsUnscramble "anchoring"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
a1
n1
c3
h4
o1
r1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 15 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "anchoring"All 9-Letter WordsWords Starting With "A"
Rhymes With Anchoring
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 9-Letter Words
aardvarksaasvogelsabamperesabandonedabandonerabasementabashedlyabashmentabatementabattisesabattoirsabbotciesabbotshipabcoulombabdicable

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Anchoring"

Anchoring is a 9-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Anchoring" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "anchoring" is a high-scoring word.