ASCARIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASCARIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASCARIS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASCARIS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCARIS
No single letter turns ASCARIS into another word.
How ASCARIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASCARIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does ASCARIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A roundworm of the genus Ascaris that lives as a parasite in the intestines of humans and other animals.
Infection with ascaris spreads through food or soil contaminated with eggs, and it is common where sanitation is poor. The worm can grow to the length of a pencil or more.
How ASCARIS is used
Ascaris is used in parasitology and medicine as a genus name and as a common noun.
- The lab slide showed an ascaris egg under the microscope.
- Children in the study were treated for ascaris infection.
- An ascaris can live for a year inside the gut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCARIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASCARIS
1 longer words begin with ASCARIS.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCARIS
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Common questions about ASCARIS
- Is ASCARIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCARIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCARIS worth?
- ASCARIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCARIS mean?
- A roundworm of the genus Ascaris that lives as a parasite in the intestines of humans and other animals.
- What letters can be added to ASCARIS?
- No single letter can be added to ASCARIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASCARIS:
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