Athens

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The capital city of Greece, known for ancient history and philosophy.

“We visited the Acropolis during our trip to Athens.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ath·ens

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Synonyms

Greek capital

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Wordle

Proper noun, TH combination, ends with S.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, good use of H tile.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “athens”.

antes ashen ashet enhat ethan etnas haets hanse hants hasnt haste hates heats hents nates nathe neath neats shane shant shean sheat shent snath

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