ASPARTATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASPARTATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPARTATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPARTATE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPARTATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aspartatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASPARTATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASPARTATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASPARTATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASPARTATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester formed from aspartic acid, found throughout living cells.
In biochemistry, aspartate plays a part in building proteins and in moving nitrogen around the body. Many enzyme names include it, such as the enzyme measured in routine blood tests.
How ASPARTATE is used
Aspartate is a technical term from biochemistry and clinical laboratory work.
- The cell converts aspartate into other useful molecules.
- A blood test measured the level of an enzyme that acts on aspartate.
- Students drew the structure of aspartate on the whiteboard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPARTATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASPARTATE
1 longer words begin with ASPARTATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPARTATE
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Common questions about ASPARTATE
- Is ASPARTATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPARTATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPARTATE worth?
- ASPARTATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPARTATE mean?
- A salt or ester formed from aspartic acid, found throughout living cells.
- What letters can be added to ASPARTATE?
- ASPARTATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASPARTATE:
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