ATAVIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ATAVIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATAVIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATAVIC is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATAVIC
No single letter turns ATAVIC into another word.
How ATAVIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ATAVIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does ATAVIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to atavism, the return of a trait seen in remote ancestors.
Atavic describes a feature that skips generations and then reappears, such as an extra rib or an instinct that seems out of place in modern life. Writers also use it for behaviour that seems to come from a primitive past. It is a rarer relative of atavistic, and both words come from the Latin for great-grandfather.
How ATAVIC is used
Learned and rare; atavistic is more usual in everyday writing.
- The biologist noted an atavic trace of a tail in the specimen.
- He felt an atavic fear of the dark woods.
- Her atavic urge to hoard food surprised her.
- The novel treats cruelty as an atavic streak in the family.
- An atavic flash of temper broke through his calm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATAVIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ATAVIC
Common questions about ATAVIC
- Is ATAVIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATAVIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATAVIC worth?
- ATAVIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATAVIC mean?
- Relating to atavism, the return of a trait seen in remote ancestors.
- What letters can be added to ATAVIC?
- No single letter can be added to ATAVIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ATAVIC:
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