ASSONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASSONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASSONATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSONATE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSONATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASSONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSONATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To match another word or syllable in vowel sound without rhyming fully.
Two words assonate when their stressed vowels agree, as with "bone" and "stroke". The verb is mostly used by critics who analyse how a poem sounds.
How ASSONATE is used
Found in discussions of verse, where it names a partial sound match.
- The words "heat" and "sleep" assonate in the second line.
- Poets often assonate the closing words of a stanza.
- Try to assonate rather than rhyme exactly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSONATE
2 longer words begin with ASSONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSONATE
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Common questions about ASSONATE
- Is ASSONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSONATE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSONATE worth?
- ASSONATE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSONATE mean?
- To match another word or syllable in vowel sound without rhyming fully.
- What letters can be added to ASSONATE?
- ASSONATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASSONATE:
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