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Yes. The word agony is a Scrabble US word. The word agony is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (1 found)

AGONY,

4-letter words (5 found)

AGON,GYAN,GYNO,YANG,YOGA,

3-letter words (15 found)

AGO,ANY,GAN,GAY,GOA,GON,GOY,NAG,NAY,NOG,NOY,ONY,YAG,YGO,YON,

2-letter words (11 found)

AG,AN,AY,GO,NA,NO,NY,ON,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 32 words from agony according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of agony

agony gaony aogny oagny goany ogany agnoy ganoy angoy nagoy gnaoy ngaoy aongy oangy anogy naogy onagy noagy gonay ognay gnoay ngoay ongay nogay agoyn gaoyn aogyn oagyn goayn ogayn agyon gayon aygon yagon gyaon ygaon aoygn oaygn ayogn yaogn oyagn yoagn goyan ogyan gyoan ygoan oygan yogan agnyo ganyo angyo nagyo gnayo ngayo agyno gayno aygno yagno gyano ygano anygo naygo ayngo yango nyago ynago gnyao ngyao gynao ygnao nygao yngao aonyg oanyg anoyg naoyg onayg noayg aoyng oayng ayong yaong oyang yoang anyog nayog aynog yanog nyaog ynaog onyag noyag oynag yonag nyoag ynoag gonya ognya gnoya ngoya ongya nogya goyna ogyna gyona ygona oygna yogna gnyoa ngyoa gynoa ygnoa nygoa yngoa onyga noyga oynga yonga nyoga ynoga

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Definitions and meaning of agony

agony

Etymology

14th century, via Old French [Term?] and Latin [Term?]; from Ancient Greek ἀγωνία (agōnía, emulation, competition, struggle), from ἀγών (agṓn, contest). Specifically of the struggle that precedes death (mortal agony) from the 1540s.

The sense of "extreme pain" from c. 1600.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.niː/

Noun

agony (countable and uncountable, plural agonies)

  1. Extreme pain.
  2. (biblical) The sufferings of Jesus Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
  3. Violent contest or striving.
  4. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
  5. The last struggle of life; death struggle.

Synonyms

  • anguish, torment, throe, distress, pang, suffering
  • See also Thesaurus:agony

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "extreme pain"): ecstasy

Derived terms

Related terms

  • agon
  • agonal
  • agonist, antagonist, protagonist
  • agonistes
  • agonize, agonise

Translations

Anagrams

  • Goyan

Source: wiktionary.org