ASPIRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ASPIRATE 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 ASPIRATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPIRATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPIRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASPIRATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASPIRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASPIRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASPIRATE
- The same 8 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 ASPIRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pronounce a sound with a breath of air, or to draw something in or out by suction.
In speech, to aspirate means to add an h-like puff, as in the start of the word horse. In medicine the same verb describes removing fluid with a syringe, and it can also mean accidentally breathing something into the lungs.
How ASPIRATE is used
People aspirate sounds in phonetics and aspirate fluids in clinical settings, so the sense depends on context.
- Some speakers aspirate the first letter of hotel, and others drop it.
- The doctor will aspirate the fluid from the swollen joint.
- A patient who vomits under sedation may aspirate stomach contents.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPIRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASPIRATE
The 8 tiles of ASPIRATE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ASPIRATE
2 longer words begin with ASPIRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPIRATE
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Common questions about ASPIRATE
- Is ASPIRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPIRATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPIRATE worth?
- ASPIRATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPIRATE mean?
- To pronounce a sound with a breath of air, or to draw something in or out by suction.
- What letters can be added to ASPIRATE?
- ASPIRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASPIRATE:
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