anyhow vs anyways

anyhow and anyways both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anyhow	No	No	No	Yes
anyways	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, anyhow and anyways are synonyms defined as:

anyhow and anyways: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

Other synonyms of anyhow include anyway, at any rate, in any case, in any event.

anyhow (adverb)	anyways (adverb)
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement	used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
in any way whatsoever