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Asterisks

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of asterisk

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

What does asterisks mean?

noun

  1. a star-shaped character * used in printing

    Synonymsstar

verb

  1. mark with an asterisk

    “Linguists star unacceptable sentences”

    Synonymsstar

Definitions shown for asterisk, the base form of asterisks.

Is ASTERISKS 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 ASTERISKS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1k 5s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1k 6s 1

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

Words from the letters in ASTERISKS

Words that end like ASTERISKS

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

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All words ending in -ISKS

Asterisks: quick answers

Is ASTERISKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASTERISKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ASTERISKS worth?
ASTERISKS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does asterisks mean?
asterisks is the plural and third-person singular form of asterisk, which means “a star-shaped character * used in printing”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASTERISKS?
You can make 436 shorter words from ASTERISKS, such as ASTERISK, SARKIEST, ARKITES, ASKESIS. See the full list.