ASPIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ASPIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASPIS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASPIS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASPIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ASPIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASPIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does ASPIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large round shield, made of wood faced with bronze, carried by ancient Greek hoplite soldiers.
The aspis was gripped by a central armband and a handgrip near the rim, a design that let a line of hoplites overlap their shields into a single protective wall known as a phalanx. Its curved bowl shape could deflect spear thrusts and arrows, but the design also meant a hoplite's right side depended on the shield of the man beside him, which is why holding formation mattered so much in Greek warfare. Historians treat the aspis as one of the clearest physical symbols of Greek citizen-soldiery, since owning one was tied to a man's standing in his city.
How ASPIS is used
A historical term from classical military history, used when describing Greek hoplite equipment and tactics.
- The hoplite raised his aspis to block the spear thrust.
- Historians describe how the aspis of one soldier protected the man beside him.
- Museum cases display a bronze-faced aspis recovered from a Greek battlefield.
- Losing one's aspis in battle was considered deeply shameful in ancient Greece.
- The phalanx locked its rows of aspis into a solid wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASPIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASPIS
The 5 tiles of ASPIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ASPIS
2 longer words begin with ASPIS.
Words ending in ASPIS
1 words end in ASPIS. Useful as a back hook: play ASPIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ASPIS inside
6 words contain ASPIS in the middle. Words that start with ASPIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ASPIS
Common questions about ASPIS
- Is ASPIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASPIS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASPIS worth?
- ASPIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASPIS mean?
- A large round shield, made of wood faced with bronze, carried by ancient Greek hoplite soldiers.
- What letters can be added to ASPIS?
- ASPIS takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASPIS:
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