ATOLL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ATOLL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATOLL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATOLL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATOLL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atollsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATOLL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ATOLL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does ATOLL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ring-shaped coral reef, often enclosing a lagoon, that forms the visible rim of a sunken volcanic island.
An atoll begins as a fringing reef around a volcanic island, and as the island slowly sinks or erodes, the coral continues growing upward, leaving only a ring of reef and low sandy islets around a central lagoon. Atolls are common across the Pacific and Indian Oceans and often support fragile ecosystems of fish, birds, and coconut palms despite their small land area. Many atolls rise barely above sea level, which makes them especially vulnerable to rising seas and storms. Some nations, such as the Maldives and Kiribati, are made up almost entirely of atolls.
How ATOLL is used
A standard geographic term used in both everyday descriptions of tropical islands and in scientific writing about coral reefs.
- The plane circled the atoll before landing on its narrow airstrip.
- Divers explored the coral wall on the outer edge of the atoll.
- A shallow lagoon sat at the centre of the atoll.
- Rising sea levels threaten the low-lying atoll and its villages.
- Coconut palms grew along the sandy rim of the atoll.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATOLL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATOLL
The 5 tiles of ATOLL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ATOLL
1 longer words begin with ATOLL.
Words with ATOLL inside
2 words contain ATOLL in the middle. Words that start with ATOLL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ATOLL
Common questions about ATOLL
- Is ATOLL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATOLL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATOLL worth?
- ATOLL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATOLL mean?
- A ring-shaped coral reef, often enclosing a lagoon, that forms the visible rim of a sunken volcanic island.
- What letters can be added to ATOLL?
- ATOLL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ATOLL:
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