ASKER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASKER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASKER is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASKER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about ASKER
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 ASKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectBritishzoology
A newt or eft, in older British dialect usage.
Asker named the small, lizard-like amphibian now usually called a newt, and the word survived longest in rural dialects of northern England. It comes from the same root as the more familiar eft, both terms once used loosely for the same small pond creature before newt became the standard word. Dictionaries record asker as a regional rather than a standard term.
How ASKER is used
Dialect; largely replaced by newt in standard English, though still recorded in regional glossaries.
- Children called the small pond creature an asker rather than a newt.
- An asker slipped under the flat stone at the pond edge.
- Old countryfolk still used asker where a naturalist would write newt.
- The pond held several askers among the tadpoles that spring.
- Local dialect kept the word asker long after newt became standard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASKER
The 5 tiles of ASKER in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with ASKER
1 longer words begin with ASKER.
Words ending in ASKER
4 words end in ASKER. Useful as a back hook: play ASKER onto a word already on the board.
Words with ASKER inside
4 words contain ASKER in the middle. Words that start with ASKER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ASKER
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Common questions about ASKER
- Is ASKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASKER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASKER worth?
- ASKER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASKER mean?
- A newt or eft, in older British dialect usage.
- What letters can be added to ASKER?
- ASKER takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASKER:
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