AGONISE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AGONISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGONISE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGONISE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGONISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGONISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AGONISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What does AGONISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To suffer great mental distress, especially while trying to make a decision.
Used lightly, it means to worry at length over a choice. Its older sense is to be in actual physical agony, which now sounds dramatic. To agonise is more drawn out than to hesitate.
How AGONISE is used
Agonise is the British spelling; it is often followed by over.
- She would agonise over every email she sent.
- Do not agonise about the result.
- He began to agonise over which job to take.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGONISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGONISE
The 7 tiles of AGONISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AGONISE
3 longer words begin with AGONISE.
Shorter words from the letters in AGONISE
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Common questions about AGONISE
- Is AGONISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGONISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGONISE worth?
- AGONISE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGONISE mean?
- To suffer great mental distress, especially while trying to make a decision.
- What letters can be added to AGONISE?
- AGONISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AGONISE:
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