ATONALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ATONALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATONALISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATONALISM is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATONALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atonalismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATONALISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ATONALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATONALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATONALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A style of music that avoids a central key and treats all twelve notes of the scale as equals.
Atonalism broke with the older habit of building a piece around a home key. Composers of the early twentieth century used it to create music that sounds unresolved to many ears.
How ATONALISM is used
Atonalism is a music-theory term used when discussing modern and experimental composition.
- The composer's turn toward atonalism shocked the concert hall.
- Atonalism leaves the listener without a clear home note.
- Her essay traced atonalism from late romantic harmony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATONALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATONALISM
1 longer words begin with ATONALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ATONALISM
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Common questions about ATONALISM
- Is ATONALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATONALISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATONALISM worth?
- ATONALISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATONALISM mean?
- A style of music that avoids a central key and treats all twelve notes of the scale as equals.
- What letters can be added to ATONALISM?
- ATONALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ATONALISM:
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