ATHLETE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ATHLETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATHLETE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATHLETE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATHLETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
athletesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATHLETE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATHLETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,573.
What does ATHLETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is trained for or skilled at sports and physical exercise.
An athlete may compete in track and field, team games or any contest that tests speed, strength or stamina. In ancient Greece the word named a competitor in the public games.
How ATHLETE is used
The word athlete covers both amateurs and professionals across all sports.
- The athlete trained twice a day before the championships.
- Every athlete on the team wore the same colours.
- The young athlete broke the school record.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATHLETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATHLETE
1 longer words begin with ATHLETE.
Shorter words from the letters in ATHLETE
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Common questions about ATHLETE
- Is ATHLETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATHLETE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATHLETE worth?
- ATHLETE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATHLETE mean?
- A person who is trained for or skilled at sports and physical exercise.
- What letters can be added to ATHLETE?
- ATHLETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATHLETE:
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