ASTEROID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASTEROID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTEROID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTEROID is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTEROID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asteroidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTEROID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASTEROID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTEROID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASTEROID
- All 8 letters of ASTEROID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASTEROID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small rocky body that orbits the sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
An asteroid can be a boulder or hundreds of kilometres wide, and most of them sit in a belt in the solar system. In biology the same word can mean a starfish-like animal.
How ASTEROID is used
Asteroid is used in astronomy, science fiction and discussions of impacts on Earth.
- Scientists tracked the asteroid as it passed close to Earth.
- The probe collected dust from the surface of the asteroid.
- An asteroid impact is one theory for the end of the dinosaurs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTEROID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTEROID
4 longer words begin with ASTEROID.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTEROID
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Common questions about ASTEROID
- Is ASTEROID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTEROID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTEROID worth?
- ASTEROID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTEROID mean?
- A small rocky body that orbits the sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
- What letters can be added to ASTEROID?
- ASTEROID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASTEROID:
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