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Is atony a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word atony is a Scrabble US word. The word atony is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1T1O1N1Y4

Is atony a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word atony is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1T1O1N1Y4

Is atony a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word atony is a Words With Friends word. The word atony is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1T1O1N2Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

ATONY,AYONT,

4-letter words (4 found)

NOTA,OATY,TONY,YONT,

3-letter words (14 found)

ANT,ANY,NAT,NAY,NOT,NOY,OAT,ONY,TAN,TAO,TAY,TON,TOY,YON,

2-letter words (12 found)

AN,AT,AY,NA,NO,NY,ON,OY,TA,TO,YA,YO,

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

Definitions and meaning of atony

atony

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”), from ἄτονος (átonos, “languid”), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + τόνος (tónos, “accent”), from τείνειν (teínein, “to stretch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæt.ə.ni/

Noun

atony (usually uncountable, plural atonies)

  1. Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia

Related terms

  • atonic

Translations

Further reading

  • “atony”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “atony”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
  • “atony”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Ayton, Tonya, ayont, tonya

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