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Is atrophy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word atrophy is a Scrabble US word. The word atrophy is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is atrophy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word atrophy is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

A1T1R1O1P3H4Y4

Is atrophy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word atrophy is a Words With Friends word. The word atrophy is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1T1R1O1P4H3Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

ATROPHY,

6-letter words (1 found)

TROPHY,

5-letter words (15 found)

APORT,ATOPY,HARPY,HOARY,OTARY,PARTY,PAYOR,PORTA,PORTY,PRATY,RHYTA,THORP,TORAH,YARTO,YRAPT,

4-letter words (50 found)

AHOY,ARTY,ATOP,HARO,HARP,HART,HOAR,HORA,HOYA,HYPO,OARY,OATH,OATY,OPAH,PART,PATH,PATY,PHAT,PHOT,PORT,PORY,PRAO,PRAT,PRAY,PROA,PYAT,PYOT,PYRO,RAPT,RATH,RATO,ROPY,ROTA,RYOT,TAHR,TARO,TARP,THAR,THRO,TOPH,TORA,TORY,TRAP,TRAY,TROP,TROY,TRYP,TYPO,TYRO,YORP,

3-letter words (52 found)

APO,APT,ART,ARY,HAO,HAP,HAT,HAY,HOA,HOP,HOT,HOY,HYP,OAR,OAT,OPA,OPT,ORA,ORT,PAH,PAR,PAT,PAY,PHO,PHT,POA,POH,POT,PRO,PRY,PYA,RAH,RAP,RAT,RAY,RHO,RHY,ROT,RYA,TAO,TAP,TAR,TAY,THO,THY,TOP,TOR,TOY,TRY,YAH,YAP,YAR,

2-letter words (16 found)

AH,AR,AT,AY,HA,HO,OH,OP,OR,OY,PA,PO,TA,TO,YA,YO,

You can make 135 words from atrophy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of atrophy

atrophy

Etymology

Borrowed from French atrophie, from Latin atrophia, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία (atrophía, “a wasting away”), from ἄτροφος (átrophos, “ill-fed, un-nourished”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), from τρέφω (tréphō, “I fatten”). Equivalent to a- +‎ -trophy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæt.ɹə.fi/

Noun

atrophy (countable and uncountable, plural atrophies)

  1. (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]

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Verb

atrophy (third-person singular simple present atrophies, present participle atrophying, simple past and past participle atrophied)

  1. (intransitive) To wither or waste away. [from early 18th c.]
  2. (transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

Antonyms

  • hypertrophy
  • strengthen

Translations

See also

  • -trophy
  • hypotrophy
  • decondition

Further reading

  • atrophy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org