ATAVIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ATAVIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATAVIST?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATAVIST is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATAVIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atavistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATAVIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATAVIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does ATAVIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person or organism that shows traits of a remote ancestor.
Calling someone an atavist suggests a throwback, whether in body or in attitudes seen as primitive. In biology the word names an individual in which an old, lost feature has reappeared.
How ATAVIST is used
The word atavist can be a neutral biological label or an insult for old-fashioned behaviour.
- The critic dismissed him as an atavist clinging to outdated ideas.
- A calf born with extra toes was called an atavist.
- The geneticist studied the atavist for signs of an ancestral trait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATAVIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATAVIST
3 longer words begin with ATAVIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ATAVIST
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Common questions about ATAVIST
- Is ATAVIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATAVIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATAVIST worth?
- ATAVIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATAVIST mean?
- A person or organism that shows traits of a remote ancestor.
- What letters can be added to ATAVIST?
- ATAVIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATAVIST:
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