ASPARAGUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ASPARAGUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPARAGUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPARAGUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPARAGUS
No single letter turns ASPARAGUS into another word.
How ASPARAGUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASPARAGUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASPARAGUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASPARAGUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall garden plant whose young green or white shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
Spring is the main season for fresh asparagus, and the spears are cut before they open into feathery fronds. Cooks steam, roast or grill them, and the plant belongs to the lily family.
How ASPARAGUS is used
Used for both the plant and the edible spears, mostly in food and gardening talk.
- We served roasted asparagus with lemon and butter.
- Asparagus takes a few years to become established in the garden.
- She bought a bunch of fresh asparagus at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPARAGUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASPARAGUS
1 longer words begin with ASPARAGUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPARAGUS
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Common questions about ASPARAGUS
- Is ASPARAGUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPARAGUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPARAGUS worth?
- ASPARAGUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPARAGUS mean?
- A tall garden plant whose young green or white shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
- What letters can be added to ASPARAGUS?
- No single letter can be added to ASPARAGUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASPARAGUS:
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