ASCLEPIAD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ASCLEPIAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASCLEPIAD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASCLEPIAD is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCLEPIAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asclepiadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASCLEPIAD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASCLEPIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASCLEPIAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASCLEPIAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A line of Greek or Latin verse of a fixed pattern, named after the poet Asclepiades; also a plant of the milkweed family.
Classical poets such as Horace wrote odes in the asclepiad measure. Botanists use the same word for milkweeds, whose Latin family name comes from the god Asclepius.
How ASCLEPIAD is used
A specialist term in classical poetry and botany.
- The ode was composed in a lesser asclepiad metre.
- Horace used the asclepiad in several of his poems.
- The garden included an orange-flowered asclepiad that attracted butterflies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCLEPIAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASCLEPIAD
2 longer words begin with ASCLEPIAD.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCLEPIAD
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Common questions about ASCLEPIAD
- Is ASCLEPIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCLEPIAD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCLEPIAD worth?
- ASCLEPIAD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCLEPIAD mean?
- A line of Greek or Latin verse of a fixed pattern, named after the poet Asclepiades; also a plant of the milkweed family.
- What letters can be added to ASCLEPIAD?
- ASCLEPIAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASCLEPIAD:
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