ASSENTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASSENTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASSENTATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSENTATION is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSENTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assentationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSENTATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ASSENTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSENTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSENTATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Eager agreement given to flatter someone rather than because one truly agrees.
Courtiers famously practised assentation, nodding at every opinion their ruler offered. The word is old and bookish, and modern writers would more likely say sycophancy.
How ASSENTATION is used
A rare literary word, where assentation carries a sense of servile flattery.
- The council's constant assentation left the king without honest advice.
- He grew tired of the assentation of his followers.
- Politeness is one thing, but assentation is another.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSENTATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSENTATION
1 longer words begin with ASSENTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSENTATION
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Common questions about ASSENTATION
- Is ASSENTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSENTATION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSENTATION worth?
- ASSENTATION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSENTATION mean?
- Eager agreement given to flatter someone rather than because one truly agrees.
- What letters can be added to ASSENTATION?
- ASSENTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ASSENTATION:
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