Is ASTERISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASTERISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASTERISMS mean?
Asterisms is a form of ASTERISM.
- noun
(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- noun
(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (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 ASTERISMS
ASTERISMS 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.
Words you can make from ASTERISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asterism10
- massiest10
- misrates10
- misseats10
- mistress10
- smarties10
- tsarisms10
- imarets9
- maestri9
- massier9
- masters9
- miseats9
- misrate9
- misseat9
- missets9
- misters9
- samiest9
- samites9
- smartie9
- smiters9
- streams9
- tamises9
- tsarism9
- assister8
- aimers8
- amrits8
- armets8
- armies8
- imaret8
- maists8
- marses8
- masers8
- masses8
- master8
- maters8
- matier8
- matres8
- merits8
- misate8
- miseat8
- misers8
- misses8
- misset8
- mister8
- miters8
- mitres8
- ramets8
- ramies8
- remiss8
- remits8
- samier8
- samite8
- seisms8
- simars8
- smarts8
- smears8
- smiter8
- smites8
- steams8
- stimes8
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