Is “Anchors” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ANCHORS
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SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
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Meaning of Anchors

noun
  1. 1.A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

  2. 2.An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).

  3. 3.The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

Synonyms: anchor tenant

verb
  1. 1.To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

  2. 2.To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

    Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

  3. 3.To stop; to fix or rest.

Synonyms: bog down, embog, enmire, drop anchor, affix, fix

noun
  1. 1.A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.