ASSUAGEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ASSUAGEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASSUAGEMENT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSUAGEMENT is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSUAGEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assuagementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSUAGEMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ASSUAGEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSUAGEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSUAGEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The easing of pain, anger, hunger or distress.
Assuagement carries a gentle, slightly old-fashioned tone and suggests a calming of strong feeling. It works for grief, thirst or fear, and it often comes with a sense of quiet relief.
How ASSUAGEMENT is used
The noun assuagement is literary and rarely used in everyday speech.
- He sought assuagement for his guilt in long walks.
- The rain brought assuagement of the summer drought.
- No words could offer assuagement to her grief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSUAGEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSUAGEMENT
1 longer words begin with ASSUAGEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSUAGEMENT
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Common questions about ASSUAGEMENT
- Is ASSUAGEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSUAGEMENT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSUAGEMENT worth?
- ASSUAGEMENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSUAGEMENT mean?
- The easing of pain, anger, hunger or distress.
- What letters can be added to ASSUAGEMENT?
- ASSUAGEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ASSUAGEMENT:
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