Anchor

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A heavy object used to moor a ship or boat to the sea bottom.

“The ship dropped anchor in the harbor.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈæŋkə/

Syllables

an·chor

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Synonyms

mooringweightfastener

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains A, N, C, H, O, R with H being less common.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points; H adds good value to common letters.

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Words you can make from Anchor

Shorter words formed from the letters in “anchor”.

achor acorn acron ancor chora chron corah coran nacho nahor narco norah ochna orach racon ranch roach rohan acor arch arco caon carn caro

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