ATLANTES is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ATLANTES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATLANTES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATLANTES is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATLANTES
No single letter turns ATLANTES into another word.
How ATLANTES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATLANTES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATLANTES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATLANTES mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Sculpted figures of men used as columns to hold up a roof or ledge.
Atlantes are the male counterpart of caryatids, and the name recalls the Titan who held up the sky. Buildings from ancient temples to Baroque palaces use them as dramatic supports.
How ATLANTES is used
The plural of atlas in the architectural sense, found in art and building history.
- Stone atlantes carried the balcony above the gate.
- The palace entrance was flanked by muscular atlantes.
- Visitors photographed the atlantes on the temple front.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATLANTES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ATLANTES
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Common questions about ATLANTES
- Is ATLANTES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATLANTES, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATLANTES worth?
- ATLANTES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATLANTES mean?
- Sculpted figures of men used as columns to hold up a roof or ledge.
- What letters can be added to ATLANTES?
- No single letter can be added to ATLANTES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATLANTES:
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