athens
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
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Definition of athens
25 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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The capital city of Greece.
“[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.”
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The capital city of Greece.
“[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.”
- (metonymically)The Greek government.
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- A township in Ontario, Canada.
- A surname from Greek.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English Athens, from Old French Athenes, Atenes, from Latin Athēnae pl (acc. Athēnās), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai), the plural form of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More at Athena. Doublet of Athina.
Words you can make from athens
115 playable · top: HASTEN (9 pts)
Best play hasten 9 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
42 words- EATH 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- SHAT 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
2-letter words
16 wordsFind your best play with athens
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