Is ASCENDER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASCENDER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASCENDER mean?
- noun
someone who ascends
- noun
a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- noun
(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ASCENDER
Single letters that turn ASCENDER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of ASCENDER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ASCENDER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reascend11
- creased10
- dancers10
- decanes10
- decares10
- decerns10
- encased10
- recaned10
- careens9
- caserne9
- recanes9
- ascend9
- cadres9
- ceased9
- cedarn9
- cedars9
- ceders9
- censed9
- craned9
- creeds9
- dancer9
- dances9
- decane9
- decans9
- decare9
- decern9
- nacred9
- sacred9
- scared9
- screed9
- endears8
- caners8
- careen8
- casern8
- censer8
- cranes8
- crease8
- encase8
- nacres8
- rances8
- recane8
- screen8
- seance8
- secern8
- seneca8
- acned8
- acred8
- arced8
- cades8
- cadre8
- caned8
- cards8
- cared8
- cased8
- cedar8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cered8
- creds8
- creed8
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