ATOC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. ATOC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ATOC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATOC is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATOC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atocsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATOC scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ATOC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about ATOC
- The same 4 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 ATOC mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A South American skunk, sometimes called the Andean skunk.
The atoc is a skunk found in the Andes region of South America, known like other skunks for the strong-smelling spray it releases in self-defence. The name, also spelled atok, comes from an indigenous South American language and turns up mainly in older natural history writing.
How ATOC is used
A rare, specialist term from natural history rather than everyday wildlife vocabulary.
- The naturalist described the atoc as a distant relative of the common skunk.
- Local farmers complained that the atoc raided their henhouses at night.
- A stuffed atoc stood in the corner of the old museum room.
- The atoc sprayed the dog that had cornered it near the barn.
- Early explorers noted the strong smell left behind by the atoc.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATOC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATOC
The 4 tiles of ATOC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ATOC
3 longer words begin with ATOC.
Words with ATOC inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain ATOC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ATOC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ATOC
Common questions about ATOC
- Is ATOC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ATOC is not in it.
- How many points is ATOC worth?
- ATOC is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATOC mean?
- A South American skunk, sometimes called the Andean skunk.
- What letters can be added to ATOC?
- ATOC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ATOC:
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