ANTONYM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANTONYM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTONYM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTONYM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTONYM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTONYM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANTONYM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does ANTONYM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word whose meaning is the opposite of the meaning of another word.
Dictionaries and thesauruses list an antonym beside a synonym so learners can see both directions of a meaning. A word can have several antonyms, because opposition depends on which sense is meant. Teachers use an antonym quiz to build vocabulary quickly.
How ANTONYM is used
Used in language teaching and lexicography when pairing words such as hot and cold.
- The antonym of "ancient" is "modern".
- Choose the antonym that best fits the sentence.
- Finding an antonym for "generous" took her a moment.
- A good thesaurus gives both synonyms and an antonym for most entries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTONYM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTONYM
5 longer words begin with ANTONYM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTONYM
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Common questions about ANTONYM
- Is ANTONYM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTONYM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTONYM worth?
- ANTONYM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTONYM mean?
- A word whose meaning is the opposite of the meaning of another word.
- What letters can be added to ANTONYM?
- ANTONYM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANTONYM:
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