SMARTASS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SMARTASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMARTASS?
| 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 SMARTASS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMARTASS
No single letter turns SMARTASS into another word.
How SMARTASS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMARTASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMARTASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SMARTASS
- SMARTASS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMARTASS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
An irritating person who behaves as though they know everything.
A smartass answers questions nobody asked and enjoys correcting others in front of a crowd. The word is blunt and rude, so it belongs to casual talk rather than to polite writing.
How SMARTASS is used
Smartass is a mild insult, used as a noun and sometimes before another noun, as in a smartass remark.
- Nobody invited the smartass from accounting to the quiz night.
- She gave him a smartass grin and walked off.
- Every class has one smartass who has to have the last word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMARTASS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SMARTASS
2 longer words begin with SMARTASS.
Shorter words from the letters in SMARTASS
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Common questions about SMARTASS
- Is SMARTASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMARTASS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMARTASS worth?
- SMARTASS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMARTASS mean?
- An irritating person who behaves as though they know everything.
- What letters can be added to SMARTASS?
- No single letter can be added to SMARTASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMARTASS:
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