ASDIC is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASDIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASDIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASDIC is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASDIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asdicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASDIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASDIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about ASDIC
- The same 5 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 ASDIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalnautical
An early form of sonar used by British ships to detect submarines underwater, mainly during and after the First World War.
Asdic worked by sending out sound pulses and listening for the echo bouncing back off a submerged submarine, allowing crews to estimate its position. Royal Navy vessels relied on the system heavily during the Second World War before the term was gradually replaced by the more general word sonar. The equipment and its operators played a key part in convoy protection against submarine attacks.
How ASDIC is used
A historical and nautical term, largely replaced today by the word sonar.
- The destroyer used asdic to search for the hidden submarine.
- Crews listened closely to the asdic for any change in the echo.
- Wartime ships were fitted with asdic to hunt U-boats.
- The officer explained how asdic located targets underwater.
- Old naval manuals still describe the operation of asdic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASDIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASDIC
The 5 tiles of ASDIC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ASDIC
1 longer words begin with ASDIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ASDIC
Common questions about ASDIC
- Is ASDIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASDIC, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASDIC worth?
- ASDIC is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASDIC mean?
- An early form of sonar used by British ships to detect submarines underwater, mainly during and after the First World War.
- What letters can be added to ASDIC?
- ASDIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASDIC:
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