ATLAS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ATLAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATLAS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATLAS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATLAS
No single letter turns ATLAS into another word.
How ATLAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ATLAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about ATLAS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ATLAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bound collection of maps, often including charts, tables, or other geographic information.
An atlas typically arranges maps by region or theme, so a reader can move from a world map to increasingly detailed maps of a single country or city. The name comes from the figure of Atlas, shown carrying the globe on early map collections, though the word now refers only to the book itself and not to any mythological figure. Modern publishers also produce historical, road, and thematic atlases covering subjects such as climate or population rather than plain geography. In anatomy, the same word names the topmost bone of the spine, which supports the skull much as its namesake was said to support the sky.
How ATLAS is used
A common noun in everyday and academic use, referring to a printed or digital collection of maps.
- She opened the atlas to find the border between the two countries.
- The library kept a large atlas of historical maps.
- He checked the road atlas before planning the route.
- The school ordered a new atlas for the geography class.
- An old atlas showed borders that no longer exist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATLAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATLAS
The 5 tiles of ATLAS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ATLAS
1 longer words begin with ATLAS.
Words with ATLAS inside
2 words contain ATLAS in the middle. Words that start with ATLAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ATLAS
Common questions about ATLAS
- Is ATLAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATLAS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATLAS worth?
- ATLAS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATLAS mean?
- A bound collection of maps, often including charts, tables, or other geographic information.
- What letters can be added to ATLAS?
- No single letter can be added to ATLAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ATLAS:
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