ASCRIBE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASCRIBE 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 ASCRIBE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASCRIBE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCRIBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASCRIBE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASCRIBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about ASCRIBE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASCRIBE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To regard something as caused by or belonging to a person or thing.
To ascribe is to credit a cause, a quality or an authorship to someone, usually with the word to. Scholars ascribe a painting to an artist when evidence points to that hand, though proof may be missing.
How ASCRIBE is used
Ascribe is used in formal, scholarly and journalistic writing.
- Experts ascribe the poem to a medieval monk.
- Do not ascribe malice to what was a simple mistake.
- Many people ascribe their success to luck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCRIBE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASCRIBE
The 7 tiles of ASCRIBE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ASCRIBE
2 longer words begin with ASCRIBE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCRIBE
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Common questions about ASCRIBE
- Is ASCRIBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCRIBE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCRIBE worth?
- ASCRIBE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCRIBE mean?
- To regard something as caused by or belonging to a person or thing.
- What letters can be added to ASCRIBE?
- ASCRIBE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASCRIBE:
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