ARSE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ARSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARSE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ARSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about ARSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
The buttocks, or a person considered foolish or contemptible.
Arse is a blunt, everyday British word for the part of the body a person sits on, and it is often used in casual insults or complaints about someone acting stupidly. American English typically uses ass in the same senses.
How ARSE is used
Informal and somewhat coarse; common in British and Irish speech.
- He fell flat on his arse in the muddy field.
- Move your arse, the bus is about to leave.
- She called him a lazy arse for skipping the meeting.
- Mind you don't slip and land on your arse.
- The comedian's joke about landing on his arse had the whole pub in stitches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARSE
The 4 tiles of ARSE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with ARSE
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with ARSE.
Words ending in ARSE
15 words end in ARSE. Useful as a back hook: play ARSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARSE inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain ARSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARSE
Common questions about ARSE
- Is ARSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARSE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARSE worth?
- ARSE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARSE mean?
- The buttocks, or a person considered foolish or contemptible.
- What letters can be added to ARSE?
- ARSE takes 7 hooks: 4 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ARSE:
Open ARSE in the Word Finder