Anyways
7 lettersadverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Regardless of other considerations, used informally to introduce a statement that supports or restates what was said before, or to return to the main topic.
“It was raining heavily, but anyways, we pressed on with the garden party as planned.”
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Starts ANY, ends in AYS, Y appears twice at positions three and six, contains A, Y, A vowels
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Scrabble
Y is worth 4 points and appears twice giving strong value, W adds 4 points, a high-scoring common word
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