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Is anxious a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word anxious is a Scrabble US word. The word anxious is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is anxious a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word anxious is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Yes. The word anxious is a Words With Friends word. The word anxious is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

ANXIOUS,

6-letter words (2 found)

AUXINS,AXIONS,

5-letter words (4 found)

AUXIN,AXION,AXONS,UNAIS,

4-letter words (15 found)

AINS,ANIS,ANUS,AXIS,AXON,IONS,ISNA,NAOI,NAOS,NOUS,ONUS,SAIN,SUNI,UNAI,UNIS,

3-letter words (31 found)

AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NAS,NIS,NIX,NOS,NOX,NUS,OIS,ONS,OUS,SAI,SAN,SAU,SAX,SIN,SIX,SON,SOU,SOX,SUI,SUN,UNI,UNS,XIS,

2-letter words (21 found)

AI,AN,AS,AX,IN,IO,IS,NA,NO,NU,OI,ON,OS,OU,OX,SI,SO,UN,US,XI,XU,

You can make 74 words from anxious according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anxious

anxious

Alternative forms

  • anctious (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). See anger; angst.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs/, (with pre-/ŋ/ tensing) /ˈeɪŋ(k).ʃəs/
  • Hyphenation: anx‧ious

Adjective

anxious (comparative more anxious or anxiouser, superlative most anxious or anxiousest)

  1. Nervous and worried.
  2. Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
  3. (of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
  4. Earnestly desirous.

Usage notes

  • Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.
  • Some argue that this word should only be used in the sense of "worried" or "worrisome".

Synonyms

  • (nervous and worried): uneasy, worrisome, unquiet, concerned
  • (extremely concerned (about the future)): angstful, disturbed, restless, solicitous, worrisome
  • (causing anxiety): restless, uneasy, worrisome, unquiet, nerve-wracking
  • (earnestly desirous): restless, solicitous

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • Siouxan

Source: wiktionary.org