ASYLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASYLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASYLUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASYLUM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASYLUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asylumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASYLUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ASYLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does ASYLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place of safety and protection, or the protection given by a country to someone fleeing danger at home.
The word has two main uses today. In law, asylum is the shelter a state grants to a person who cannot safely return to their own country, and applicants must show a real fear of persecution. In older usage an asylum was also an institution for people with mental illness, a sense now considered outdated. Its Greek root meant a place that could not be seized, and early sanctuaries used that protection.
How ASYLUM is used
Legal and political sense is current; the institutional sense is outdated and often avoided.
- The family applied for asylum after the border closed behind them.
- The old temple offered asylum to anyone who reached the altar.
- She was granted asylum in a neighbouring country.
- The farm became an asylum for abandoned animals.
- Officials reviewed each claim for asylum one by one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASYLUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASYLUM
1 longer words begin with ASYLUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ASYLUM
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Common questions about ASYLUM
- Is ASYLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASYLUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASYLUM worth?
- ASYLUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASYLUM mean?
- A place of safety and protection, or the protection given by a country to someone fleeing danger at home.
- What letters can be added to ASYLUM?
- ASYLUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ASYLUM:
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