ASHTANGA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ASHTANGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASHTANGA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASHTANGA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASHTANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ashtangasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASHTANGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASHTANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASHTANGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASHTANGA
- ASHTANGA begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 ASHTANGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of yoga that links controlled breathing with a fixed series of poses performed in a flowing sequence.
Ashtanga is a demanding, athletic form of yoga practised in set sequences, with breath guiding each move. The name refers to eight limbs of a classical yoga path. Classes tend to be vigorous and repeat the same series each time.
How ASHTANGA is used
Ashtanga is the name of a yoga method and is heard in fitness studios and wellness writing.
- She attends an ashtanga class every morning before work.
- Ashtanga demands strength as well as flexibility.
- He switched from gym workouts to ashtanga after an injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASHTANGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASHTANGA
The 8 tiles of ASHTANGA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ASHTANGA
1 longer words begin with ASHTANGA.
Shorter words from the letters in ASHTANGA
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Common questions about ASHTANGA
- Is ASHTANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASHTANGA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASHTANGA worth?
- ASHTANGA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASHTANGA mean?
- A style of yoga that links controlled breathing with a fixed series of poses performed in a flowing sequence.
- What letters can be added to ASHTANGA?
- ASHTANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASHTANGA:
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