ASCESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASCESIS 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 ASCESIS?
| 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 ASCESIS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCESIS
No single letter turns ASCESIS into another word.
How ASCESIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASCESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does ASCESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The practice of strict self-discipline and self-denial, usually for spiritual reasons.
Ascesis covers the training itself, such as fasting, silence or a plain life, rather than the person who follows it, who is called an ascetic. The word suggests a deliberate programme more than a passing diet.
How ASCESIS is used
Ascesis belongs to religious, philosophical and literary writing.
- The monks lived in a strict ascesis of prayer and fasting.
- For him, writing was a kind of ascesis.
- Her ascesis included months without speaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASCESIS
The 7 tiles of ASCESIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCESIS
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Common questions about ASCESIS
- Is ASCESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCESIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCESIS worth?
- ASCESIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCESIS mean?
- The practice of strict self-discipline and self-denial, usually for spiritual reasons.
- What letters can be added to ASCESIS?
- No single letter can be added to ASCESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASCESIS:
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