Is ASCENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASCENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASCENTS mean?
Ascents is a form of ASCENT.
- noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
- noun
a movement upward
“they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”
- noun
the act of changing location in an upward direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
A (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ASCENTS
ASCENTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ASCENTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ASCENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- secants9
- stances9
- ascent8
- castes8
- centas8
- cestas8
- enacts8
- scants8
- scenas8
- scents8
- secant8
- stance8
- acnes7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- cases7
- caste7
- casts7
- cates7
- cents7
- cesta7
- enact7
- scans7
- scant7
- scats7
- scena7
- scent7
- sects7
- taces7
- assent6
- sanest6
- stanes6
- aces6
- acne6
- acts6
- cane6
- cans6
- cant6
- case6
- cast6
- cate6
- cats6
- cent6
- cess6
- sacs6
- scan6
- scat6
- secs6
- sect6
- tace6
- tecs6
- antes5
- asset5
- easts5
- etnas5
- nates5
- neats5
- nests5
- sanes5
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