ASTOMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ASTOMOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTOMOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTOMOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTOMOUS
No single letter turns ASTOMOUS into another word.
How ASTOMOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASTOMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTOMOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASTOMOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having no mouth or mouth-like opening.
Biologists describe certain organisms as astomous when they feed through their body surface instead of a mouth. In moss study the word is also applied to a capsule that opens irregularly, without a lid.
How ASTOMOUS is used
Astomous is a specialist term used in zoology and botany descriptions.
- The astomous parasite absorbs nutrients straight through its skin.
- Some astomous protozoa have no oral opening at any stage.
- The botanist noted that the moss capsule was astomous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTOMOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTOMOUS
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Common questions about ASTOMOUS
- Is ASTOMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTOMOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTOMOUS worth?
- ASTOMOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTOMOUS mean?
- Having no mouth or mouth-like opening.
- What letters can be added to ASTOMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ASTOMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASTOMOUS:
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