ASTROIDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. ASTROIDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ASTROIDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTROIDS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTROIDS
No single letter turns ASTROIDS into another word.
How ASTROIDS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASTROIDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTROIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of ASTROIDS
The 8 tiles of ASTROIDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTROIDS
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Common questions about ASTROIDS
- Is ASTROIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTROIDS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTROIDS worth?
- ASTROIDS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ASTROIDS?
- No single letter can be added to ASTROIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASTROIDS:
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