Anomaly
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Something that deviates from the standard, expected, or normal pattern, an irregularity or exception.
“The unusually warm winter was an anomaly that climate scientists noted carefully in their records.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/əˈnɒməlɪ/
Syllables
a·nom·a·ly
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Wordle
Starts ANO, ends in LY with a Y, vowels A, O, A appear, double vowels in the middle
Scrabble
Y at the end is useful, moderate tile value, plural anomalies cannot be formed by adding S here but the word stands alone well
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