ATYPICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ATYPICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATYPICAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATYPICAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATYPICAL
No single letter turns ATYPICAL into another word.
How ATYPICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATYPICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATYPICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATYPICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not conforming to the usual or expected type.
Atypical marks something that departs from the norm of its group, without saying whether that is good or bad. It is common in science, medicine and everyday description alike.
How ATYPICAL is used
Used of results, behaviour, cases or symptoms that stand apart from the pattern.
- It was an atypical winter, warm and dry.
- Doctors noted atypical symptoms in the patient.
- His atypical reaction surprised the whole team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATYPICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATYPICAL
3 longer words begin with ATYPICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ATYPICAL
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Common questions about ATYPICAL
- Is ATYPICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATYPICAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATYPICAL worth?
- ATYPICAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATYPICAL mean?
- Not conforming to the usual or expected type.
- What letters can be added to ATYPICAL?
- No single letter can be added to ATYPICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATYPICAL:
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