ASTHMATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ASTHMATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTHMATIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTHMATIC is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTHMATIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asthmaticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTHMATIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASTHMATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTHMATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASTHMATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Suffering from asthma, or connected with the wheezing breathlessness it causes.
An asthmatic child may carry an inhaler and avoid dust, smoke or cold air that sets off an attack. The word can describe a person, a cough, or the laboured sound of struggling lungs.
How ASTHMATIC is used
Used as an adjective for patients and symptoms, and as a noun for a person with asthma.
- The asthmatic boy always kept his inhaler in his pocket.
- She gave an asthmatic wheeze as she climbed the stairs.
- Pollen season is hard on asthmatic patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTHMATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTHMATIC
3 longer words begin with ASTHMATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTHMATIC
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Common questions about ASTHMATIC
- Is ASTHMATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTHMATIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTHMATIC worth?
- ASTHMATIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTHMATIC mean?
- Suffering from asthma, or connected with the wheezing breathlessness it causes.
- What letters can be added to ASTHMATIC?
- ASTHMATIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASTHMATIC:
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