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Is anal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word anal is a Scrabble US word. The word anal is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word anal is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

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4-letter words (4 found)

ALAN,ANAL,LANA,NALA,

3-letter words (3 found)

AAL,ALA,ANA,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AL,AN,LA,NA,

You can make 12 words from anal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of anal

anal naal aanl aanl naal anal anla nala alna lana nlaa lnaa aaln aaln alan laan alan laan nala anla nlaa lnaa alna lana

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word anal. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in anal.

Definitions and meaning of anal

anal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.nəl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnəl

Adjective

anal (comparative more anal, superlative most anal)

  1. (not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from 18th c.]
    anal thermometer
    an anal examination
    anal sex
  2. (psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from 20th c.]
  3. (psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from 20th c.]
  4. (entomology, of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.

Synonyms

  • (compulsive and stubborn): fussy, pernickety, picky, anal-retentive

Derived terms

Related terms

  • anus

Translations

See also

  • oral

Noun

anal (countable and uncountable, plural anals)

  1. (countable) Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
  2. (uncountable, informal) Anal sex.

Verb

anal (third-person singular simple present anals, present participle (US) analing or (Commonwealth) analling, simple past and past participle (US) analed or (Commonwealth) analled)

  1. (transitive, slang, rare, chiefly in pornography) To penetrate anally.

Anagrams

  • Alan, Lana, Nala, alan, lana, nala

Breton

Noun

anal f (plural analioù)

  1. breath

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [aˈnal]

Adjective

anal m or f (masculine and feminine plural anals)

  1. anal

Derived terms

  • sexe anal

Related terms

  • anus

Further reading

  • “anal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “anal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “anal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “anal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ānālis, or coined in French from anus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nal/
  • Homophones: anale, anales, annal, annale, annales

Adjective

anal (feminine anale, masculine plural anaux, feminine plural anales)

  1. (relational) anus; anal

Derived terms

Noun

anal m (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Ellipsis of sexe anal.

Further reading

  • “anal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnal/ [aˈnɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: a‧nal

Adjective

anal m or f (plural anais)

  1. anal

Further reading

  • “anal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

anal (strong nominative masculine singular analer, not comparable)

  1. anal

Declension

Derived terms

  • perianal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch anaal, from French anal, from Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈanal]
  • Hyphenation: anal

Adjective

anal

  1. anal: of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.

Related terms

Further reading

  • “anal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from analny.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.nal/
  • Rhymes: -anal
  • Syllabification: a‧nal

Noun

anal m inan

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) anal (anal sex)
    Coordinate term: oral

Declension

Further reading

  • anal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧nal

Etymology 1

From Latin annālis. By surface analysis, ano +‎ al.

Alternative forms

  • annal (obsolete)

Adjective

anal m or f (plural anais)

  1. (obsolete) annual, yearly (happening once a year)
    Synonym: anual

Noun

anal m (plural anais)

  1. (obsolete, usually in the plural) annal

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin ānālis.

Adjective

anal m or f (plural anais, not comparable)

  1. anal
Derived terms
  • analmente

Noun

anal m (plural anais)

  1. anal (anal sex)
Related terms
  • ânus

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French anal, Latin ānālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈnal]

Adjective

anal m or n (feminine singular anală, masculine plural anali, feminine and neuter plural anale)

  1. anal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnal/ [aˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧nal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ānālis.

Adjective

anal m or f (masculine and feminine plural anales)

  1. anal
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin annālis. Doublet of añal.

Noun

anal m (plural anales)

  1. annal
    • NRV XXI, 2 Kings 10:34
Related terms

Further reading

  • “anal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adjective

anal (not comparable)

  1. anal (of or related to the anus)

Declension

Derived terms

  • analblekning (anal bleaching)
  • analfena (anal fin)
  • analfissur (anal fissure)
  • analplugg (butt plug)
  • analpropp (anal plug)
  • analkula (anal bead)
  • analsex (anal sex)
  • analsond (anal probe)
  • analtampong (anal tampon)
  • analöppning (anus)

See also

  • anilingus
  • anus

References

  • anal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • anal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • anal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org