ASYNDETON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ASYNDETON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASYNDETON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASYNDETON is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASYNDETON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asyndetonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASYNDETON scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASYNDETON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASYNDETON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASYNDETON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A figure of speech in which conjunctions are left out between related words or clauses.
Caesar's I came, I saw, I conquered is the classic asyndeton, giving speed and punch. It is the opposite of polysyndeton, which piles up conjunctions.
How ASYNDETON is used
The noun asyndeton is a term of rhetoric and literary criticism.
- The speech used asyndeton to build urgency.
- Asyndeton makes a list feel hurried.
- Students found the asyndeton in the opening line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASYNDETON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASYNDETON
The 9 tiles of ASYNDETON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ASYNDETON
1 longer words begin with ASYNDETON.
Shorter words from the letters in ASYNDETON
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Common questions about ASYNDETON
- Is ASYNDETON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASYNDETON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASYNDETON worth?
- ASYNDETON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASYNDETON mean?
- A figure of speech in which conjunctions are left out between related words or clauses.
- What letters can be added to ASYNDETON?
- ASYNDETON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASYNDETON:
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