ATARAXY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ATARAXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATARAXY?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATARAXY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATARAXY
No single letter turns ATARAXY into another word.
How ATARAXY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATARAXY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does ATARAXY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A state of perfect peace of mind, free from disturbance.
Ancient Greek philosophers, especially Stoics and Epicureans, held ataraxy up as the goal of a good life. The word survives in philosophy and in elegant writing about inner calm.
How ATARAXY is used
Ataraxy is a philosophical term for untroubled calm.
- The sage sought ataraxy above all pleasures.
- Ataraxy was the Epicurean ideal.
- Years of meditation brought him a kind of ataraxy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATARAXY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ATARAXY
Common questions about ATARAXY
- Is ATARAXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATARAXY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATARAXY worth?
- ATARAXY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATARAXY mean?
- A state of perfect peace of mind, free from disturbance.
- What letters can be added to ATARAXY?
- No single letter can be added to ATARAXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATARAXY:
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