ATHELING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ATHELING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHELING?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHELING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHELING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
athelingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATHELING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATHELING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATHELING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ATHELING
- All 8 letters of ATHELING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ATHELING mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In Anglo-Saxon England, a prince or nobleman of the royal family, especially an heir to the throne.
An atheling was a young man of royal blood who might one day be chosen king. The term belongs to the early English kingdoms, before the Norman Conquest. Historians use it to talk about succession in that period.
How ATHELING is used
Atheling is a historical term found in works on Anglo-Saxon England.
- The young atheling was brought up at the court of the king.
- After the death of the ruler, each atheling pressed his claim.
- Chroniclers call him the last atheling of the line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHELING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATHELING
1 longer words begin with ATHELING.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHELING
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Common questions about ATHELING
- Is ATHELING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHELING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHELING worth?
- ATHELING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHELING mean?
- In Anglo-Saxon England, a prince or nobleman of the royal family, especially an heir to the throne.
- What letters can be added to ATHELING?
- ATHELING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATHELING:
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