ATARAXIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ATARAXIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATARAXIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATARAXIC is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATARAXIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ataraxicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATARAXIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATARAXIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATARAXIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATARAXIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Tending to calm or soothe, or relating to a state of freedom from anxiety.
Ataraxic comes from the Greek idea of untroubled calm prized by ancient philosophers. As a noun it names a tranquillising drug.
How ATARAXIC is used
Used in medicine and philosophy; the noun sense means a calming drug.
- The doctor prescribed an ataraxic drug.
- He reached an ataraxic state through meditation.
- The tea had a mild ataraxic effect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATARAXIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATARAXIC
1 longer words begin with ATARAXIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ATARAXIC
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Common questions about ATARAXIC
- Is ATARAXIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATARAXIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATARAXIC worth?
- ATARAXIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATARAXIC mean?
- Tending to calm or soothe, or relating to a state of freedom from anxiety.
- What letters can be added to ATARAXIC?
- ATARAXIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATARAXIC:
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