agon

Meanings

Plural: agones, agons

Noun

a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”).

Synonyms

queen's guard

Scrabble Score: 5

agon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
agon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
agon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

agon is a valid Words With Friends word