ASSAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASSAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASSAY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSAY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASSAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does ASSAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A test carried out on a substance, especially ore or metal, to determine what it contains and in what quantity.
An assay tells a metalworker or geologist exactly how much gold, silver, or other valuable material a sample actually contains, rather than relying on appearance alone. Mints and refiners have long depended on careful assays to confirm the purity of coins and bullion before they are accepted or traded. The word can also serve as a verb, meaning to test a substance in this way.
How ASSAY is used
Common in mining, metallurgy, and precious-metal trading.
- The laboratory ran an assay on the ore sample.
- Results of the assay showed a high silver content.
- Miners sent rock samples away for assay before digging further.
- The jeweler had the gold ring assayed to confirm its purity.
- An assay office stamps precious metals once testing is complete.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSAY
7 longer words begin with ASSAY.
Words ending in ASSAY
3 words end in ASSAY. Useful as a back hook: play ASSAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ASSAY inside
11 words contain ASSAY in the middle. Words that start with ASSAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSAY
Common questions about ASSAY
- Is ASSAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSAY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSAY worth?
- ASSAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSAY mean?
- A test carried out on a substance, especially ore or metal, to determine what it contains and in what quantity.
- What letters can be added to ASSAY?
- ASSAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASSAY:
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