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Is anchor a word in the Scrabble Dictionary
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Yes,
anchor
is playable
...and is worth
12
points.
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"Anchor" Definition
noun
A rigid point of support, as for securing a rope
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American Heritage Dictionary
A source of security or stability
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An anchorperson
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Nautical A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable or rope and cast overboard to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom
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Sports An athlete, usually the strongest member of a team, who performs the last stage of a relay race or other competition
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American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
Nautical To drop anchor or lie at anchor
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verb-transitive
Sports To serve as an anchor for (a team or competition)
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American Heritage Dictionary
To hold fast by or as if by an anchor. See Synonyms at fasten
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American Heritage Dictionary
To narrate or coordinate (a newscast)
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To provide or form an anchor store for: Two major stores anchor each end of the shopping mall
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verb
To hold in place in the water by an anchor
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Merriam-Webster
To secure firmly
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Merriam-Webster
To act or serve as an anchor for
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Merriam-Webster
To cast anchor
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Merriam-Webster
To become fixed
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Merriam-Webster
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