atavist
NOUN
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
atavist is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1T1A1V4I1S1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does atavist mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.
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