ADONIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ADONIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADONIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADONIS is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADONIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adoniseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ADONIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADONIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What stands out about ADONIS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADONIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A strikingly handsome young man.
The word comes from Adonis, a beautiful youth in Greek myth loved by Aphrodite, and English borrowed the name as a general compliment. Calling someone an adonis suggests good looks rather than any other quality, and the word is often used a little playfully. It appears mostly in descriptions of appearance rather than in formal writing.
How ADONIS is used
Informal and often light-hearted, usually applied admiringly or teasingly to a good-looking man.
- Every head turned when the adonis walked into the room.
- Reviewers called the actor a modern adonis for the poster campaign.
- She joked that her brother thought he was quite the adonis at the beach.
- The sculpture presents its subject as a youthful adonis, all smooth muscle and calm features.
- He was no adonis, but his easy charm won people over anyway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADONIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ADONIS
The 6 tiles of ADONIS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ADONIS
4 longer words begin with ADONIS.
Shorter words from the letters in ADONIS
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Common questions about ADONIS
- Is ADONIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADONIS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADONIS worth?
- ADONIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADONIS mean?
- A strikingly handsome young man.
- What letters can be added to ADONIS?
- ADONIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADONIS:
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