ASIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ASIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASIDE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASIDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about ASIDE
- The same 5 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 ASIDE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
On or toward one side; out of the main path, or set apart from the matter currently under discussion.
Aside most often describes physical movement or placement, as when someone steps aside to let another person pass or sets a book aside to read later, but it works just as naturally for abstract things, as when a committee sets a disagreement aside to keep a meeting moving. In theatre, an aside is a specific device: a line spoken by a character directly to the audience, understood by convention to be unheard by the other characters on stage. The same idea of speaking privately, away from the main conversation, appears in phrases such as she took him aside to talk. Because the word covers both a literal sideways motion and a figurative setting apart, its exact sense usually depends heavily on the verb it is paired with.
How ASIDE is used
Used as an adverb in everyday speech and as a noun for a private theatrical remark spoken directly to the audience.
- He stepped aside to let the delivery cart pass.
- She set the letter aside until she had more time to read it.
- The actor delivered a sly aside straight to the audience.
- They pulled him aside for a quiet word before the meeting started.
- Joking aside, the proposal still needs more work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASIDE
The 5 tiles of ASIDE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ASIDE
1 longer words begin with ASIDE.
Words ending in ASIDE
1 words end in ASIDE. Useful as a back hook: play ASIDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ASIDE inside
1 words contain ASIDE in the middle. Words that start with ASIDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ASIDE
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Common questions about ASIDE
- Is ASIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASIDE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASIDE worth?
- ASIDE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASIDE mean?
- On or toward one side; out of the main path, or set apart from the matter currently under discussion.
- What letters can be added to ASIDE?
- ASIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASIDE:
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