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Words starting with ANC
There are 66 words starting with ANC in the standard word-game list. The most common are ancient, anchor, ancestor, ancients, ancestral, anchored.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| ancient | belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire | 9 |
| anchor | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving | 11 |
| ancestor | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | 10 |
| ancients | people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman… | 10 |
| ancestral | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | 11 |
| anchored | Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.) | 14 |
| ancestry | the hereditary derivation of an individual | 13 |
| anchorage | a fee for anchoring | 15 |
| anchovy | tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces | 18 |
| anchorman | a male television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | 16 |
| ancestrally | Pertaining to ancestry. | 16 |
| ancestress | a woman ancestor | 12 |
| anchoress | A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and… | 14 |
| anchoring | The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm. | 15 |
| anchorite | one retired from society for religious reasons | 14 |
| anchoritic | characterized by ascetic solitude | 17 |
| anchoritically | In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively. | 24 |
| anchorless | Lacking an anchor; adrift | 15 |
| anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | 19 |
| anchorwoman | a female television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | 21 |
| anchoveta | A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific. | 17 |
| anchusa | any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers | 12 |
| anchusin | A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root. | 13 |
| anciently | in ancient times; long ago | 14 |
| ancientness | extreme oldness | 13 |
| ancientry | The quality or fact of being ancient or very old. | 14 |
| ancilla | An auxiliary or accessory | 9 |
| ancillary | furnishing added support | 14 |
| ancon | A console that appears to support a cornice. | 7 |
| anconal | Of or pertaining to the elbow | 9 |
| anconeal | Of or pertaining to the elbow. | 10 |
| anconoid | Anconal; resembling the elbow | 11 |
| ancylostomiasis | Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma. | 22 |
All 66 words
- ancient
- anchor
- ancestor
- ancients
- ancestral
- anchored
- ancestry
- anchorage
- anchovy
- anchorman
- ancestored
- ancestoring
- ancestors
- ancestrally
- ancestress
- ancestresses
- ancestries
- anchorages
- anchoress
- anchoresses
- anchoret
- anchorets
- anchoring
- anchorite
- anchorites
- anchoritic
- anchoritically
- anchorless
- anchormen
- anchorpeople
- anchorperson
- anchorpersons
- anchors
- anchorwoman
- anchorwomen
- anchoveta
- anchovetas
- anchovetta
- anchovettas
- anchovies
- anchusa
- anchusas
- anchusin
- anchusins
- ancienter
- ancientest
- anciently
- ancientness
- ancientnesses
- ancientries
- ancientry
- ancilla
- ancillae
- ancillaries
- ancillary
- ancillas
- ancon
- anconal
- ancone
- anconeal
- ancones
- anconoid
- ancress
- ancresses
- ancylostomiases
- ancylostomiasis