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Yes. The word anorak is a Scrabble US word. The word anorak is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word anorak is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

ANORAK,

5-letter words (1 found)

KRONA,

4-letter words (17 found)

ANOA,ARAK,ARNA,KANA,KAON,KARA,KARN,KARO,KNAR,KOAN,KORA,NARK,NORK,OKRA,RANA,RANK,ROAN,

3-letter words (13 found)

AKA,ANA,ARK,KOA,KON,KOR,NOR,OAK,OAR,OKA,ORA,RAN,ROK,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AN,AR,KA,KO,NA,NO,OK,ON,OR,

You can make 42 words from anorak according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anorak

anorak

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.
  • (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈænəɹæk/

Noun

anorak (plural anoraks)

  1. A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
  3. (UK, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject.
    Hyponyms: geek, nerd, otaku

Derived terms

  • anorakish

Descendants

  • → Greek: άνορακ (ánorak)

Translations

See also

  • rivet counter
  • trainspotter

Further reading

  • anorak at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary
  • The Guardian: What do the British mean when they call somebody an "anorak"?

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

anorak c (singular definite anorakken, plural indefinite anorakker)

  1. anorak

Declension

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nɔ.ʁak/

Noun

anorak m (plural anoraks)

  1. anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Descendants

  • → Romanian: hanorac
  • → Spanish: anorak

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English anorak, from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnɔ.rak/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrak
  • Syllabification: a‧no‧rak

Noun

anorak m inan

  1. anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Declension

Further reading

  • anorak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • anorak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • anorac

Etymology

Ultimately from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

anorak m (plural anoraks)

  1. anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Further reading

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

Turkish

Etymology

From French anorak, from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.no.ɾɑk/

Noun

anorak (definite accusative anorağı, plural anoraklar)

  1. anorak

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org