Is ASTERISM a word?
ASTERISM is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 4 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ASTERISM is a valid word.
What does asterism mean?
noun: (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ASTERISM: word details
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of asterism
Shorter words inside asterism
Words you can make from the letters of asterism.
Solve a whole rack, not just ASTERISM
ASTERISM is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ASTERISM mean?
ASTERISM is a noun. It means: (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light.
Is ASTERISM a valid word?
Yes, ASTERISM is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.