ASPHALT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ASPHALT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPHALT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPHALT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPHALT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asphaltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASPHALT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASPHALT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What stands out about ASPHALT
- The same 7 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 ASPHALT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark, sticky mixture of bitumen with sand or gravel, used to surface roads.
Fresh asphalt is soft and hot, then hardens as it cools into the smooth black surface of a road or car park. Natural asphalt seeps from the ground in some places, but most is made from crude oil. Roofers also use asphalt to waterproof flat roofs.
How ASPHALT is used
Used for road surfaces, roofing and paving, and sometimes as a verb meaning to cover with it.
- Workers laid fresh asphalt along the highway.
- The asphalt was too hot to walk on barefoot.
- Heavy rain cracked the old asphalt on the lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPHALT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASPHALT
The 7 tiles of ASPHALT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ASPHALT
10 longer words begin with ASPHALT.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPHALT
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Common questions about ASPHALT
- Is ASPHALT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPHALT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPHALT worth?
- ASPHALT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPHALT mean?
- A dark, sticky mixture of bitumen with sand or gravel, used to surface roads.
- What letters can be added to ASPHALT?
- ASPHALT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASPHALT:
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