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Ascertains

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About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · third-person singular form of ascertain

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

What does ascertains mean?

verb

  1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

    “find the product of two numbers”

    Synonymsdeterminefindfind out

  2. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

    “He verified that the valves were closed”

    Synonymsseecheckinsuresee to itensure

  3. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

    “I want to see whether she speaks French”

    Synonymsdeterminecheckfind outseewatch

  4. learn or discover with certainty

Definitions shown for ascertain, the base form of ascertains.

Is ASCERTAINS 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 ASCERTAINS worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
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Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ASCERTAINS

Anagrams 2

incrassatesectarians

Words that end like ASCERTAINS

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

entertainsscatterbrainscomplainsmaintainscontainsexplainsobtainsremainstrainsgainsconstrainsmountainsrestrainscurtainssustainsretainsstrainsbrainschainsdrainsmainspainsrainschieftains
All words ending in -AINS

Ascertains: quick answers

Is ASCERTAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASCERTAINS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ASCERTAINS worth?
ASCERTAINS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ascertains mean?
ascertains is the third-person singular form of ascertain, which means “establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASCERTAINS?
You can make 976 shorter words from ASCERTAINS, such as ARCANISTS, ASCERTAIN, CANASTERS, CANISTERS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ASCERTAINS?
ASCERTAINS rearranges into INCRASSATE, SECTARIANS.