ASCIDIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASCIDIAN 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 ASCIDIAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASCIDIAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCIDIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ascidiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASCIDIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASCIDIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASCIDIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASCIDIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small sea animal with a sac-shaped body that stays attached to a surface and draws water in through a siphon.
An ascidian is better known as a sea squirt, and it belongs to the tunicates. Biologists study it because its larva shows features linking it to animals with a backbone.
How ASCIDIAN is used
Used in marine biology for sea squirts and their relatives.
- An ascidian clung to the rock at low tide.
- The ascidian filters food from the water it draws in.
- Divers photographed a bright ascidian on the reef.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCIDIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASCIDIAN
1 longer words begin with ASCIDIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCIDIAN
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Common questions about ASCIDIAN
- Is ASCIDIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCIDIAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCIDIAN worth?
- ASCIDIAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCIDIAN mean?
- A small sea animal with a sac-shaped body that stays attached to a surface and draws water in through a siphon.
- What letters can be added to ASCIDIAN?
- ASCIDIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASCIDIAN:
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