Anchoring

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts9 letters

Definition of Anchoring

verb

To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
"Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."
To stop; to fix or rest.
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

noun

The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.

Anagrams of Anchoring

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "anchoring":

8-LETTER WORDS

ranching roaching

7-LETTER WORDS

arching chagrin charing chignon choragi choring corning craning crannog horning ochring organic

6-LETTER WORDS

aching agonic anchor archon arcing caning caring coning coring garcon grinch haring honing inarch oaring+5 more

5-LETTER WORDS

acing acorn ahing ancho ancon anion argon cairn canon cargo chain chair chang chiao china+1 more

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

bog downembogenmiredrop anchoraffixfixhostpresentsupportceaseholdfocalism

Rhyming Words

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring abiding abjuring ablating+5 more

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