atavism

NOUN /ætə,vɪzəm/

7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

atavism is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1T1A1V4I1S1M3

1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 =12 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36

MEANING

What does atavism mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.

SYNONYMS

REVERSION THROWBACK

BROADER

RECURRENCE RETURN

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