Definitions for ananke

ananke An·an·ke

Spelling: [uh-nang-kee, uh-nan-kee]
IPA: /əˈnæŋ ki, əˈnæn ki/

Ananke is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in ananke (aaeknn).

Definitions for ananke

noun

  1. a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Origin of ananke

From the Greek word anánkē necessity, force

Examples for ananke

Still it is with some such definite decision that he enters the kingdom of Ananke, the goddess of Necessity.

This divinity is sometimes identified with Tyche, sometimes with Ananke.

His soul tried to escape the oppression of this cosmic mechanism, and to leave the slavery of Ananke.

Word Value for ananke
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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