ASCERTAINS

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What ASCERTAINS Means

ASCERTAINS is a form of ASCERTAIN, which means:

verb: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study“find the product of two numbers”
verb: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something“He verified that the valves were closed”

Similar words

DETERMINE FIND SEE CHECK INSURE ENSURE CONTROL ASSURE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ASCERTAINS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 S1 C3 E1 R1 T1 A1 I1 N1 S1.

Anagrams of ASCERTAINS (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

INCRASSATE SECTARIANS

Words Made From The Letters In ASCERTAINS

976 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (15)

ARCANISTS ASCERTAIN CANASTERS CANISTERS CARITASES CESARIANS CRANIATES ESTANCIAS RESINATAS SACRISTAN SANTERIAS SCENARIST SEATRAINS SECTARIAN STAIRCASE

8 letter words (50)

7 letter words (115)

6 letter words (206)

AARTIS ACATER ACATES ACETIN ACINAR ACTINS AIREST ANEARS ANETIC ANISES ANSATE ANTARS ANTIAR ANTICS ANTRES ARAISE ARCANE ARECAS ARENAS ARISEN ARISES ARISTA ARNICA ARSINE ARTICS ARTIES ASCENT ASCIAN ASSART ASSENT ASSERT ASTARE ASTERN ASTERS CAESAR CAIRNS CANERS CANIER CANTAR CANTER CARATE CARATS CARESS CARETS CARIES CARINA CARNET CARNIE CARSES CARTAS CARTES CASEIN CASERN CASITA CASSIA CASTER CASTES CATENA CATERS CENTAI CENTAS CENTRA CERIAS CESTAS CITERS CITESS CRANES CRANIA CRANTS CRASES CRASIS CRATES CREANT CRENAS CRESTA CRESTS CRETIN CRIANT CRINES CRISES CRISSA CRISTA ENACTS ENATIC ENIACS ERICAS ESCARS ESTRIN INCASE INERTS INSECT INSERT INSETS INSTAR INTERS ISTANA NACRES NAIRAS NASTIC NECTAR NICEST NITERS NITRES RACIST RAINES RAISES RAITAS RANCES RATANS RATINE REACTS REASTS REATAS RECANT RECAST RECITS REISTS RESINS RESIST RESITS RETAIN RETINA RIATAS RINSES SAICES SAINTS SANCAI SANCTA SANEST SANIES SANSAR SANSEI SANTIR SARANS SARINS SARNIE SARSEN SASINE SASTRA SATAIS SATINS SATIRE SCANTS SCARES SCARTS SCENAS SCENTS SCIENT SCRAES SCRANS SCRATS SCRIES SCRINE SEARAT SECANT SEITAN SERACS SERAIS SERINS SIENTS SIESTA SINTER SIRENS SISTER SISTRA SITARS SNARES SNASTE SNIRTS STAINS STAIRS STANCE STANES STARES STARNS STEANS STEARS STEINS STERIC STERNA STERNS STIRES STRAES STRAIN STRIAE TACANS TAENIA TAIRAS TANREC TARSIA TASARS TASERS TASSIE TENIAS TERAIS TIARAS TINEAS TISANE TRACES TRAINS TRANCE TRANSE TRIACS TRICES TRIENS TRINES

5 letter words (272)

AARTI ACAIS ACARI ACERS ACETA ACNES ACRES ACTIN AECIA AESIR AIRNS AIRTS ANEAR ANISE ANSAE ANTAE ANTAR ANTAS ANTES ANTIC ANTIS ANTRA ANTRE AREAS ARECA AREIC ARENA ARETS ARIAS ARISE ARNAS ARSIS ARTIC ARTIS ASSAI ASSET ASTER ASTIR ATRIA CAINS CAIRN CANER CANES CANST CANTS CARAT CARES CARET CARNS CARSE CARTA CARTE CARTS CASAS CASES CASTE CASTS CATER CATES CENTS CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CINES CIRES CISTS CITER CITES CRANE CRANS CRASS CRATE CRENA CRESS CREST CRIAS CRIES CRINE CRISE CRITS EARNS EARST EASTS ENACT ENIAC ENTIA ERICA ERICS ESCAR ETNAS ICERS INERT INSET INTER INTRA IRATE ISNAE NACRE NAIRA NARAS NARCS NARES NARIC NARIS NATES NATIS NEARS NEATS NEIST NERTS NESTS NICER NISSE NITER NITES NITRE RACES RAIAS RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITA RAITS RANAS RANCE RANIS RANTS RASES RASSE RASTA RATAN RATAS RATES REACT REANS REAST REATA RECIT RECTA RECTI REINS REIST RENTS RESAT RESIN RESIT RESTS RETIA RIANT RIATA RICES RINES RINSE RISEN RISES RITES SACRA SAICE SAICS SAINE SAINS SAINT SAIRS SAIST SANER SANES SANSA SANTS SARAN SARIN SARIS SASER SASIN SATAI SATES SATIN SATIS SCANS SCANT SCARE SCARS SCART SCATS SCEAT SCENA SCENT SCRAE SCRAN SCRAT SEANS SEARS SEATS SECTS SEIRS SENAS SENSA SENSI SENTI SENTS SERAC SERAI SERIC SERIN SICES SIENS SIENT SINCE SINES SIREN SIRES SITAR SITES SNARE SNARS SNIES SNIRT SNITS STAIN STAIR STANE STARE STARN STARS STEAN STEAR STEIN STENS STERN STIES STIRE STIRS STRAE STRIA TACAN TACES TAINS TAIRA TANAS TARAS TARES TARNS TARSI TASAR TASER TASSE TEARS TEINS TENIA TERAI TERAS TERNS TIANS TIARA TIARS TICES TIERS TINAS TINEA TINES TIRES TRACE TRAIN TRANS TRASS TRESS TRIAC TRICE TRIES TRINE TRINS TSARS

4 letter words (204)

3 letter words (91)

AAS ACE ACT AIA AIN AIR AIS AIT ANA ANE ANI ANS ANT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAA CAN CAR CAT CIS CIT EAN EAR EAS EAT ENS ERA ERN ERS ESS EST ETA ICE INS IRE ITA ITS NAE NAS NAT NET NIE NIS NIT RAI RAN RAS RAT REC REI REN RES RET RIA RIN RIT SAC SAE SAI SAN SAR SAT SEA SEC SEI SEN SER SET SIC SIN SIR SIS SIT SRI TAE TAI TAN TAR TAS TEA TEC TEN TES TIC TIE TIN TIS

2 letter words (23)

AA AE AI AN AR AS AT EA EN ER ES ET IN IS IT NA NE RE SI ST TA TE TI

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