AGORA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AGORA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGORA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGORA is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGORA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGORA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AGORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about AGORA
- AGORA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AGORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The open public square at the centre of an ancient Greek city, used for markets, assemblies, and public life generally.
An agora served as marketplace, meeting ground, and civic stage all at once, so a citizen might buy food, hear a public speech, and watch a trial in the same open space on the same day. Athens's agora in particular became closely tied to early democracy, since large gatherings and debates that shaped the city's laws often happened there rather than in any enclosed building. The Greek root also survives in the modern word agoraphobia, fear of open or crowded public spaces, showing how central the agora once was to ordinary daily life. Archaeologists still excavate agoras across the Mediterranean to learn how ancient cities actually functioned.
How AGORA is used
Historical term for ancient Greek civic life; modern writers sometimes borrow it figuratively for any open forum of public debate.
- Traders set up their stalls along the edge of the agora each morning.
- Citizens gathered in the agora to hear the announcement read aloud.
- The philosopher taught openly in the agora rather than behind closed doors.
- Excavations uncovered the foundations of the old agora beneath the modern square.
- Some writers call the internet a modern agora for public argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGORA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGORA
8 longer words begin with AGORA.
Words ending in AGORA
1 words end in AGORA. Useful as a back hook: play AGORA onto a word already on the board.
Words with AGORA inside
1 words contain AGORA in the middle. Words that start with AGORA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AGORA
Common questions about AGORA
- Is AGORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGORA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGORA worth?
- AGORA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGORA mean?
- The open public square at the centre of an ancient Greek city, used for markets, assemblies, and public life generally.
- What letters can be added to AGORA?
- AGORA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AGORA:
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