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Ascension

a 1s 1c 3e 1n 1s 1i 1o 1n 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ascension mean?

noun

  1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

    Synonymsascension dayascension of the lord

  2. a movement upward

    “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”

    Synonymsriserisingascent

  3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection

    Synonymsascension of christ

  4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

  5. the act of changing location in an upward direction

    Synonymsriseascentascending

Is ASCENSION a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ASCENSION worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1n 1s 1i 1o 1n 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1n 2s 1i 1o 1n 2

Wordfeud

12 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1n 1s 1i 1o 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1n 1s 1i 1o 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ASCENSION

Anagrams 2

canonisessonancies

Hooks for ASCENSION

Add one letter to the front or back of ASCENSION to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ascensions

Words that end like ASCENSION

Common words that share the ending -ENSION, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

extensiondimensionsuspensiondeclensiondissensionpretensiontensioncomprehensionpensionapprehensionhypertensionmisapprehension
All words ending in -ENSION

Ascension: quick answers

Is ASCENSION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASCENSION is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ASCENSION worth?
ASCENSION scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ascension mean?
As a noun, ascension means “(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASCENSION?
You can make 307 shorter words from ASCENSION, such as CANONESS, CANONISE, SCANSION, SONANCES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ASCENSION?
ASCENSION rearranges into CANONISES, SONANCIES.