What ASTERISMS Means
ASTERISMS is a form of ASTERISM, which means:
- 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 Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
ASTERISMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 S1 T1 E1 R1 I1 S1 M3 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In ASTERISMS
490 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.
8 letter words (12)
7 letter words (35)
AMISSESARSIESTARTSIESASSERTSASTEISMIMARETSMAESTRIMAISTERMASSIERMASTERSMASTIERMESSIASMISEATSMISRATEMISSEATMISSETSMISTERSRESISTSSAIRESTSAMIESTSAMITESSARMIESSASSIERSATIRESSEMITARSIESTASSISTERSSMARTIESMITERSSTREAMSTAMISESTASSIESTIRASSETRASSESTSARISM
6 letter words (84)
AIMERSAIRESTAMISESAMRITSARISESARMETSARMIESARTIESASSERTASSETSASSISTASTERSIMARETMAIRESMAISESMAISTSMARIESMARSESMASERSMASSESMASTERMATERSMATIERMATIESMATRESMERITSMISATEMISEATMISERSMISSAEMISSESMISSETMISTERMITERSMITRESRAISESRAMETSRAMIESRASSESREASTSREISTSREMISSREMITSRESISTRESITSSAMIERSAMITESARMIESASERSSATIRESEISMSSERAISSIESTASIMARSSISTERSISTRASITARSSMARTSSMEARSSMITERSMITESSTAIRSSTARESSTASESSTASISSTEAMSSTEARSSTIMESSTIRESSTRAESSTRASSSTREAMSTRESSSTRIAESTRIMSTAMERSTAMISETASERSTASSESTASSIETERAISTIMERSTMESISTREMAS
5 letter words (136)
AESIRAIMERAIRTSAMIESAMIRSAMISSAMRITARETSARISEARMETARSISARTISASSETASTERASTIREARSTEASTSEMIRSEMITSIRATEITEMSMAIREMAIRSMAISEMAISTMARESMARSEMARTSMASERMASESMASSEMASTSMATERMATESMEATSMERISMERITMESASMETISMIRESMISERMISESMISSAMISTSMITERMITESMITRERAISERAITSRAMETRAMIERAMISRASESRASSERATESREAMSREASTREISTREMITRESATRESITRESTSRETIARIEMSRIMAERIMESRISESRITESSAIMSSAIRSSAISTSAMESSARISSASERSASSESATEMSATESSATISSEAMSSEARSSEATSSEIRSSEISMSEMISSERAISESSASIMARSIMASSIRESSISESSISTSSITARSITESSMARTSMEARSMIRSSMITESMITSSTAIRSTARESTARSSTEAMSTEARSTEMSSTIESSTIMESTIMSSTIRESTIRSSTRAESTRIASTRIMTAMERTAMESTAMISTARESTARSITASERTASSETEAMSTEARSTERAITERASTERMSTIARSTIERSTIMERTIMESTIRESTRAMSTRASSTREMATRESSTRIESTRIMSTSARS
4 letter words (132)
AIMSAIRSAIRTAITSAMESAMIEAMIRAMISARESARETARISARMSARTIARTSATESEARSEASTEATSEMIREMITERASERSTESTSETASIRESISMSITASITEMMAESMAIRMAREMARSMARTMASEMASSMASTMATEMATSMEATMERIMESAMESSMETAMETSMIREMIRSMISEMISSMISTMITERAISRAITRAMIRAMSRASERASTRATERATSREAMREISREMSRESTRETSRIASRIEMRIMARIMERIMSRISERITERITSSAIMSAIRSAISSAMESAMSSARISARSSASSSATESATISEAMSEARSEASSEATSEIRSEISSEMISERASERSSESSSETASETSSIESSIMASIMSSIRESIRSSISSSISTSITESITSSMIRSMITSRISSTARSTEMSTIESTIMSTIRTAESTAISTAMETAMSTARETARSTASSTEAMTEARTEASTEMSTERMTIARTIERTIESTIMETIRETRAMTRESTRIETRIMTSAR
3 letter words (69)
AIMAIRAISAITAMEAMIAREARMARSARTATEATSEAREASEATEMSERAERMERSESSESTETAIREISMITAITSMAEMARMASMATMESMETMIRMISRAIRAMRASRATREIREMRESRETRIARIMRITSAESAISAMSARSATSEASEISERSETSIMSIRSISSITSMASRITAETAITAMTARTASTEATESTIETIS
2 letter words (22)
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