ASEXUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ASEXUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASEXUAL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASEXUAL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASEXUAL
No single letter turns ASEXUAL into another word.
How ASEXUAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASEXUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does ASEXUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Without sex, as in reproduction by one parent, or not experiencing sexual attraction.
Biologists call reproduction asexual when one organism produces offspring without joining cells, as bacteria and some plants do. The word is also an identity term for people who feel little or no sexual attraction.
How ASEXUAL is used
Asexual is used in biology and in discussions of identity.
- Strawberries spread by asexual runners.
- Hydra can reproduce by asexual budding.
- She described herself as asexual and happy that way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASEXUAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASEXUAL
3 longer words begin with ASEXUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ASEXUAL
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Common questions about ASEXUAL
- Is ASEXUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASEXUAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASEXUAL worth?
- ASEXUAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASEXUAL mean?
- Without sex, as in reproduction by one parent, or not experiencing sexual attraction.
- What letters can be added to ASEXUAL?
- No single letter can be added to ASEXUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASEXUAL:
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