ATHENAEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. ATHENAEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ATHENAEUM?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ATHENAEUM is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ATHENAEUM

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ATHENAEUM scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in ATHENAEUM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATHENAEUM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ATHENAEUM

• ATHENAEUM runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ATHENAEUM

1 longer words begin with ATHENAEUM.

Shorter words from the letters in ATHENAEUM

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Common questions about ATHENAEUM

Is ATHENAEUM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHENAEUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ATHENAEUM worth?

ATHENAEUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ATHENAEUM?

ATHENAEUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.