ASEPSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASEPSIS 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 ASEPSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASEPSIS 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 ASEPSIS
No single letter turns ASEPSIS into another word.
How ASEPSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASEPSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does ASEPSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The absence of harmful micro-organisms, or the methods used to keep a place or object free of them.
Surgeons rely on asepsis, with sterile gowns, tools and air, to stop infection before it can start. This contrasts with antisepsis, which kills germs already present.
How ASEPSIS is used
Asepsis is used in medicine, nursing and laboratory work.
- Strict asepsis is required in the operating theatre.
- The nurse explained the rules of asepsis to the students.
- A lapse in asepsis led to the wound infection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASEPSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASEPSIS
The 7 tiles of ASEPSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ASEPSIS
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Common questions about ASEPSIS
- Is ASEPSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASEPSIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASEPSIS worth?
- ASEPSIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASEPSIS mean?
- The absence of harmful micro-organisms, or the methods used to keep a place or object free of them.
- What letters can be added to ASEPSIS?
- No single letter can be added to ASEPSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASEPSIS:
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