ASTIR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ASTIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTIR?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTIR is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTIR
No single letter turns ASTIR into another word.
How ASTIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ASTIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about ASTIR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 8 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASTIR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Out of bed and moving about, or in a general state of excited activity.
A household or town described as astir is already awake and busy, often earlier than expected or in response to some event. Writers also use astir more broadly for any place filled with movement and noise, such as a camp preparing to march or a crowd reacting to news. The word carries a slightly old-fashioned, literary tone and is rarely heard in casual conversation today. It pairs naturally with descriptions of dawn, departure, or sudden excitement rather than ordinary daily routine.
How ASTIR is used
Somewhat literary and old-fashioned; found more often in narrative writing than in everyday speech.
- The whole camp was astir before sunrise.
- News of the visitor left the village astir with excitement.
- By six the kitchen staff were already astir.
- The ship was astir with activity as the storm approached.
- Even the animals seemed astir at the change in weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASTIR
The 5 tiles of ASTIR in a different order — 8 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTIR
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Common questions about ASTIR
- Is ASTIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTIR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTIR worth?
- ASTIR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTIR mean?
- Out of bed and moving about, or in a general state of excited activity.
- What letters can be added to ASTIR?
- No single letter can be added to ASTIR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ASTIR:
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