Is AGONISTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AGONISTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AGONISTES mean?
Agonistes is a form of AGONIST.
- noun
the principal character in a work of fiction
- noun
someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
- noun
a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
“when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist”
- noun
(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + G (2) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for AGONISTES
AGONISTES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from AGONISTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- agonises9
- agonists9
- eastings9
- genistas9
- giantess9
- seatings9
- astonies8
- ageists8
- agonies8
- agonise8
- agonist8
- easting8
- eatings8
- egoists8
- genista8
- gitanos8
- ingates8
- ingesta8
- ingests8
- onstage8
- sagiest8
- seating8
- signets8
- stinges8
- stingos8
- stogies8
- tagines8
- tangoes8
- teasing8
- tossing8
- atonies7
- entasis7
- nasties7
- nosiest7
- seitans7
- sestina7
- tansies7
- tisanes7
- ageist7
- agents7
- agists7
- agones7
- angsts7
- assign7
- easing7
- eating7
- egoist7
- gainst7
- genoas7
- giants7
- gitano7
- gneiss7
- gnoses7
- gnosis7
- gossan7
- ingate7
- ingest7
- ingots7
- sagest7
- sating7
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