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Is anoint a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word anoint is a Scrabble US word. The word anoint is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

A1N1O1I1N1T1

Is anoint a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word anoint is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

A1N1O1I1N1T1

Is anoint a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word anoint is a Words With Friends word. The word anoint is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1N2O1I1N2T1

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6-letter words (2 found)

ANOINT,NATION,

5-letter words (3 found)

ANION,NITON,NOINT,

4-letter words (15 found)

ANNO,ANON,ANTI,INTO,IOTA,NAIN,NANO,NAOI,NONA,NONI,NOTA,OINT,TAIN,TIAN,TINA,

3-letter words (19 found)

AIN,AIT,ANI,ANN,ANT,INN,ION,ITA,NAN,NAT,NIT,NON,NOT,OAT,TAI,TAN,TAO,TIN,TON,

2-letter words (13 found)

AI,AN,AT,IN,IO,IT,NA,NO,OI,ON,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 52 words from anoint according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anoint

anoint

Alternative forms

  • annoint (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈnɔɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Verb

anoint (third-person singular simple present anoints, present participle anointing, simple past and past participle anointed)

  1. (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
    Synonyms: salve, pomade, pomate, pomatum (obsolete or historical)
  2. (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
    Synonym: salve
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
  4. (transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.

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Further reading

  • “anoint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “anoint”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “anoint”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Tonian, nation

Source: wiktionary.org