AGONY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AGONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGONY?
| 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 AGONY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGONY
No single letter turns AGONY into another word.
How AGONY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AGONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does AGONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Extreme physical or mental suffering, or intense anguish, often felt at its most acute or final stage.
A person in agony from a serious injury may writhe or cry out involuntarily, the word describing pain so severe that it overwhelms the body's ordinary ability to stay still or composed. Agony applies just as strongly to mental and emotional suffering, so a parent waiting for news of a missing child endures an agony of uncertainty that has nothing to do with physical pain. English also keeps a specifically religious sense of the word, referring to the intense suffering of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane before the crucifixion, a use still found in religious writing and art. Newspapers borrow the word for lighter, informal purposes too, as when a losing team suffers the agony of defeat in the closing seconds of a match.
How AGONY is used
Common in everyday speech and writing for intense physical or mental suffering, ranging from serious medical pain to informal exaggeration.
- He cried out in agony as the doctor set the broken bone.
- She endured months of agony waiting for the test results.
- The painting depicts the agony of the wounded soldier.
- Fans watched in agony as the team lost in the final minute.
- The old diary describes the agony of the long winter siege.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGONY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AGONY
Common questions about AGONY
- Is AGONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGONY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGONY worth?
- AGONY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGONY mean?
- Extreme physical or mental suffering, or intense anguish, often felt at its most acute or final stage.
- What letters can be added to AGONY?
- No single letter can be added to AGONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AGONY:
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