ATALAYA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ATALAYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATALAYA?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATALAYA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATALAYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atalayasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATALAYA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATALAYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What stands out about ATALAYA
- The letter A appears four times in ATALAYA.
- ATALAYA 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 ATALAYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A watchtower, especially one in Spain, used by a lookout to spot enemies or fires.
An atalaya stood on a hill or coast so that sentries could signal danger long before it arrived. Many of these old towers still stand across Spanish and Latin American landscapes.
How ATALAYA is used
The word atalaya is borrowed from Spanish and used for Spanish-style watchtowers.
- A ruined atalaya crowned the headland.
- The guard climbed the atalaya to watch the sea.
- Smoke signals once passed from one atalaya to the next.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATALAYA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATALAYA
1 longer words begin with ATALAYA.
Shorter words from the letters in ATALAYA
Common questions about ATALAYA
- Is ATALAYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATALAYA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATALAYA worth?
- ATALAYA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATALAYA mean?
- A watchtower, especially one in Spain, used by a lookout to spot enemies or fires.
- What letters can be added to ATALAYA?
- ATALAYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATALAYA:
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