9 Letter Words That Start With ANC

There are 19+ nine letter words beginning with ANC in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter ANC word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with ANC.

Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With ANC

ancestors 11

ancestral 11

anchorage 15

anchoress 14

anchorets 14

anchoring 15

anchorite 14

anchorman 16

anchormen 16

anchoveta 17

anchovies 17

anchusins 14

All 9-Letter Words Starting With ANC (19 words)

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How Common is ANC as a Start 9 Letter word?

There are 19 9-letter words starting with ANC in English. The average Scrabble score here is 14.1, with -S endings dominating (32% of them).

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9 Letter Words beginning with ANC are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 9 Letter Words with ANC.

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Highest-Scoring 9-Letter ANC-Words in Scrabble

anchovies 17

anchylose 17

anchoveta 17

anchorman 16

anchormen 16

anchorage 15

What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that starts with ANC?

17 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with ANC is anchovies with a total of 17 points.

A 1

N 1

C 3

H 4

O 1

V 4

I 1

E 1

S 1

noun 1. a small shoaling fish of commercial importance as a food fish and as bait. It is strongly flavoured and is usually preserved in salt and oil

FAQ 9 Letter Words That Start With ANC

How many 9 letter words starting with ANC are in the English dictionary?

There are 19 9-letter words in the English dictionary that start with ANC. The average Scrabble score across them is 14.1.
Are there any rare 9 letter words starting with ANC worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "anchorman", "ancillary", "ancipital", "anchormen" start with ANC and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "anchorman" is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common 9 letter words starting with ANC?

Everyday 9-letter words starting with ANC include "ancestors", "ancestral", "anchorage", "anchoress", "anchorets".