ASYMPTOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ASYMPTOTE 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 ASYMPTOTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASYMPTOTE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASYMPTOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asymptotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASYMPTOTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASYMPTOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASYMPTOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASYMPTOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A line that a curve gets closer and closer to without ever actually touching it.
Graphs of simple fractions such as one divided by x show an asymptote along each axis, which the curve hugs but never reaches. In casual speech the word is borrowed to mean a limit that progress approaches slowly.
How ASYMPTOTE is used
Used in mathematics and sciences, and figuratively for a limit that can only be approached.
- The teacher drew the asymptote as a dashed horizontal line.
- As x grows, the curve approaches the asymptote but never meets it.
- Improvements in the design were nearing an asymptote.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASYMPTOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASYMPTOTE
1 longer words begin with ASYMPTOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in ASYMPTOTE
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Common questions about ASYMPTOTE
- Is ASYMPTOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASYMPTOTE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASYMPTOTE worth?
- ASYMPTOTE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASYMPTOTE mean?
- A line that a curve gets closer and closer to without ever actually touching it.
- What letters can be added to ASYMPTOTE?
- ASYMPTOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASYMPTOTE:
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