anxious

/æŋkʃəs/ adjective
7 letters2 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Eagerly desirous.

“anxious to see the new show at the museum”

2

Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.

“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”

“cast anxious glances behind her”

WORD FORMS
Related formanxiousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
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Pig Latinanxiousway
Starts & ends withA … S
Syllablesanx · ious
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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