Is AGONISTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AGONISTIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AGONISTIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
- adjective
striving to overcome in argument
“a dialectical and agonistic approach”
- adjective
struggling for effect
“agonistic poses”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + G (2) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 AGONISTIC
AGONISTIC 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 AGONISTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- agnostic11
- coasting11
- coatings11
- cotingas11
- actings10
- casting10
- coating10
- costing10
- cotinga10
- gnostic10
- actions9
- atonics9
- cations9
- acting9
- agonic9
- casing9
- citing9
- coigns9
- congas9
- congii9
- cosign9
- coting9
- gascon9
- icings9
- incogs9
- agonist8
- gitanos8
- actins8
- action8
- anisic8
- antics8
- atonic8
- cantos8
- casini8
- casino8
- cation8
- coatis8
- cotans8
- ionics8
- nastic8
- octans8
- scotia8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- acing8
- coign8
- conga8
- icing8
- incog8
- atigis7
- gainst7
- giants7
- gitano7
- ingots7
- sating7
- siting7
- stingo7
- tangos7
- tasing7
- tigons7
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