ATHENEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ATHENEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHENEUM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHENEUM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHENEUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atheneumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATHENEUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATHENEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATHENEUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATHENEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place or institution devoted to literary or scientific study, such as a library or reading club.
The name goes back to a temple of Athena where scholars met, and it still gives its flavour to libraries and learned societies. In Britain the form with ae is common, while atheneum is the simplified American-style spelling.
How ATHENEUM is used
Appears in the names of libraries, societies and periodicals.
- The town's atheneum held a reading room and a small lecture hall.
- He joined the atheneum to read the latest journals.
- The old atheneum was converted into a museum last year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHENEUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATHENEUM
1 longer words begin with ATHENEUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHENEUM
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Common questions about ATHENEUM
- Is ATHENEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHENEUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHENEUM worth?
- ATHENEUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHENEUM mean?
- A place or institution devoted to literary or scientific study, such as a library or reading club.
- What letters can be added to ATHENEUM?
- ATHENEUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATHENEUM:
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