ASSUASIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ASSUASIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASSUASIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSUASIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSUASIVE
No single letter turns ASSUASIVE into another word.
How ASSUASIVE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASSUASIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSUASIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSUASIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Soothing or calming, easing distress or anger.
Assuasive words or gestures take the heat out of a tense moment, like a hand laid gently on an arm. It is a rare, bookish choice, favoured by poets and older prose.
How ASSUASIVE is used
A literary word, uncommon in everyday speech, normally describing a voice, touch or influence.
- Her assuasive voice quieted the frightened child.
- A few assuasive words settled the quarrel.
- The poem ends with an assuasive image of evening rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSUASIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSUASIVE
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Common questions about ASSUASIVE
- Is ASSUASIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSUASIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSUASIVE worth?
- ASSUASIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSUASIVE mean?
- Soothing or calming, easing distress or anger.
- What letters can be added to ASSUASIVE?
- No single letter can be added to ASSUASIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASSUASIVE:
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