ASBESTOS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ASBESTOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASBESTOS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASBESTOS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASBESTOS
No single letter turns ASBESTOS into another word.
How ASBESTOS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASBESTOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASBESTOS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASBESTOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fibrous mineral that does not burn, once widely used for insulation and fireproofing.
Asbestos was valued for resisting heat, and it went into roofing, brake pads and pipe wrapping. Its fine fibres are harmful when breathed in, causing lung disease, so the material is now banned or strictly controlled in many countries and removal needs trained workers.
How ASBESTOS is used
Common in building, health and safety contexts.
- The old school roof contained asbestos.
- Workers in protective suits removed the asbestos from the pipes.
- Exposure to asbestos can cause serious lung disease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASBESTOS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASBESTOS
2 longer words begin with ASBESTOS.
Shorter words from the letters in ASBESTOS
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Common questions about ASBESTOS
- Is ASBESTOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASBESTOS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASBESTOS worth?
- ASBESTOS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASBESTOS mean?
- A fibrous mineral that does not burn, once widely used for insulation and fireproofing.
- What letters can be added to ASBESTOS?
- No single letter can be added to ASBESTOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASBESTOS:
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