ASPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPIC?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPIC is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASPIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about ASPIC
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 ASPIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A savory jelly made by setting clarified meat, fish or vegetable stock until firm, then used to coat, mold or preserve pieces of meat, seafood, eggs or vegetables.
Cooks prepare aspic by reducing a well-flavored stock rich in natural gelatin, straining it until perfectly clear, and letting it set around or over other ingredients so that the finished dish holds its shape when turned out of the mold. A cold buffet built around aspic often looks almost decorative, since the clear jelly lets diners see the eggs, vegetables or slices of meat suspended inside it. Nineteenth and early twentieth century cookery relied heavily on aspic both to preserve food without refrigeration and to create elaborate centerpieces for formal dinners, though the technique has become less common in everyday cooking today. Some modern chefs still return to aspic deliberately, presenting a bright, glossy dish that recalls the classic French kitchen.
How ASPIC is used
Used mainly in cookery writing and menus to name this savory jelly and the cold, molded dishes made from it.
- The chef set thin slices of ham inside a clear aspic.
- She unmolded the aspic carefully onto a chilled serving plate.
- The old cookbook devoted a whole chapter to preparing aspic.
- Cubes of aspic trembled slightly as the waiter carried the tray.
- He layered vegetables and eggs inside the cooling aspic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASPIC
The 5 tiles of ASPIC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ASPIC
3 longer words begin with ASPIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPIC
Common questions about ASPIC
- Is ASPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPIC worth?
- ASPIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPIC mean?
- A savory jelly made by setting clarified meat, fish or vegetable stock until firm, then used to coat, mold or preserve pieces of meat, seafood, eggs or vegetables.
- What letters can be added to ASPIC?
- ASPIC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASPIC:
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