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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. ANOMIA is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 8 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
genus anomia, nominal aphasia, anomic aphasia, amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANOMIA scores 8 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×2, I×1, M×1, N×1, O×1
ANOMIA has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
ANOMIA is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with A, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "ANOMIA — type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters" (8 Scrabble points).
ANOMIA is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is ANOMIA a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
ANOMIA (noun): type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters. Additional senses: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects.
In standard Scrabble scoring, ANOMIA totals 8 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. ANOMIA relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
ANOMIA is 6 letters long, begins with A, ends with A, and sorts to the alphagram AAIMNO. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so ANOMIA is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 6-letter entries, ANOMIA ranks by raw score (8 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, ANOMIA carries 4 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on A or A are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with A to rehearse parallel sets.
ANOMIA is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with A, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like ANOMIA frequently cross shorter words; knowing that ANOMIA contains A, I, M, N, O helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a????a to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside ANOMIA include MI, OM, AN — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, N, O, M, I. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble anomia directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 8 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat ANOMIA as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "ANOMIA — type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters" (8 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.