ATWAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ATWAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATWAIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATWAIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATWAIN
No single letter turns ATWAIN into another word.
How ATWAIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ATWAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does ATWAIN mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaicpoetic
Into two parts; apart.
Here twain is the old English word for two, and the prefix a- gives it the sense of being in that condition. The result is a rare word for something cut or broken in half, found in old ballads and tales. A sword might split a shield atwain, and a rope might snap atwain under strain.
How ATWAIN is used
Archaic and poetic; a variant of the phrase in twain.
- The blade cleft the shield atwain.
- The rope snapped atwain in the storm.
- He tore the letter atwain and threw it down.
- The old oak split atwain in the gale.
- In the ballad the sword breaks atwain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATWAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about ATWAIN
- Is ATWAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATWAIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATWAIN worth?
- ATWAIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATWAIN mean?
- Into two parts; apart.
- What letters can be added to ATWAIN?
- No single letter can be added to ATWAIN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ATWAIN:
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