ASPERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ASPERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPERATE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPERATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASPERATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASPERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASPERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASPERATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To make rough, harsh or uneven.
Asperate is a rare verb that relates to roughness, from a Latin root for "rough". A voice can be asperated by shouting, and a surface can be asperated by wear. Botanists also use it as an adjective for leaves covered with short stiff hairs.
How ASPERATE is used
Rare and literary; seldom heard in speech.
- Years of shouting began to asperate his voice.
- Sand and wind will asperate the polished stone.
- The cold wind served to asperate her skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASPERATE
The 8 tiles of ASPERATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ASPERATE
2 longer words begin with ASPERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPERATE
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Common questions about ASPERATE
- Is ASPERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPERATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPERATE worth?
- ASPERATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPERATE mean?
- To make rough, harsh or uneven.
- What letters can be added to ASPERATE?
- ASPERATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASPERATE:
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