ASPIRATA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ASPIRATA 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 ASPIRATA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPIRATA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPIRATA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aspirataeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ASPIRATA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASPIRATA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASPIRATA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASPIRATA
- ASPIRATA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASPIRATA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A consonant sound pronounced with a strong puff of breath, especially in Greek grammar.
Linguists use aspirata for stops that are released with an audible burst of air, such as the Greek letters phi, theta and chi. The idea matters when comparing how classical Greek sounds were written and later pronounced.
How ASPIRATA is used
The term aspirata is found in grammars and phonetics texts, rarely in everyday speech.
- The grammar book marks each aspirata with a special symbol.
- In classical Greek, theta was an aspirata rather than a fricative.
- Students often confuse the aspirata with the plain voiceless stop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPIRATA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASPIRATA
1 longer words begin with ASPIRATA.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPIRATA
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Common questions about ASPIRATA
- Is ASPIRATA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPIRATA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPIRATA worth?
- ASPIRATA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPIRATA mean?
- A consonant sound pronounced with a strong puff of breath, especially in Greek grammar.
- What letters can be added to ASPIRATA?
- ASPIRATA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASPIRATA:
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