anachronym is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: invalid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: invalid
QuickWords validity: invalid

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Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

Synonym: backronym
• Hypernym: folk etymology
A term which is used in an anachronistic way, by referring to something in a way that is appropriate only for a former or later time. A type of misnomer. Misnomers are not necessarily incorrect; for example, chalk for a chalkboard is normatively called chalk despite it not being made of chalk.
• Hypernym: misnomer

anachronym is not a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is not valid in Scrabble ✘
• US English (TWL06) - The word is not valid in Scrabble ✘
• 20 points

anachronym is not an iScramble valid word

• The word is not valid in iScramble ✘
• 55 points

anachronym is not an QuickWords valid word

• The word is not valid in QuickWords ✘
• 55 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• ANACHRONYMS
• NONPHARMACY

Same letters minus one

• ANACHRONY
• ANACRONYM
• ANCHORMAN