ASPHALTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ASPHALTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPHALTIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPHALTIC is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPHALTIC
No single letter turns ASPHALTIC into another word.
How ASPHALTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASPHALTIC, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASPHALTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASPHALTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of, containing or resembling the dark, sticky bitumen used for paving roads.
Engineers talk about asphaltic surfaces, binders and cements when planning roads, roofs and car parks. The adjective points to the dark tar-like material itself and not to the finished road.
How ASPHALTIC is used
Used in civil engineering, construction and geology.
- The workers laid an asphaltic layer over the old gravel track.
- Asphaltic roofing felt was nailed down across the shed.
- The sample had an asphaltic smell, like fresh tar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPHALTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPHALTIC
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Common questions about ASPHALTIC
- Is ASPHALTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPHALTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPHALTIC worth?
- ASPHALTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPHALTIC mean?
- Made of, containing or resembling the dark, sticky bitumen used for paving roads.
- What letters can be added to ASPHALTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ASPHALTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASPHALTIC:
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