ASSONANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASSONANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASSONANT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSONANT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSONANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assonantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSONANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASSONANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSONANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSONANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having the same vowel sound in stressed syllables, but different consonants.
Poets use assonant pairs such as "lake" and "fate" for a soft echo that stops short of full rhyme. Spanish and French verse have long relied on assonant endings.
How ASSONANT is used
Used in poetry and linguistics when describing sound patterns between words.
- "Time" and "mine" are assonant with "find" in this verse.
- The poem prefers assonant endings to strict rhyme.
- An assonant line gives the song a gentle, flowing feel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSONANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSONANT
2 longer words begin with ASSONANT.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSONANT
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Common questions about ASSONANT
- Is ASSONANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSONANT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSONANT worth?
- ASSONANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSONANT mean?
- Having the same vowel sound in stressed syllables, but different consonants.
- What letters can be added to ASSONANT?
- ASSONANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASSONANT:
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