ATS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points

It depends on the list you play by. ATS 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 3 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ATS?

Word power: 50 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ATS is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 17 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ATS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ATS scores

Face value of the 3 tiles in ATS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.

What stands out about ATS

• The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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

Anagrams of ATS

The 3 tiles of ATS in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in ATS

Showing 24 of 509 words that end in ATS. Useful as a back hook: play ATS onto a word already on the board.

Words with ATS inside

Showing 24 of 122 words that contain ATS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ATS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ATS

Common questions about ATS

Is ATS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATS, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ATS worth?

ATS is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ATS?

ATS takes 17 hooks: 17 in front and 0 at the end.