ASTEROIDS

9 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What ASTEROIDS Means

ASTEROIDS is a form of ASTEROID, which means:

noun: any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
adjective: shaped like a star

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ASTEROIDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 S1 T1 E1 R1 O1 I1 D2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In ASTEROIDS

748 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 (10)

ASSORTED ASTERIDS ASTEROID ASTROIDS DIASTERS DISASTER DISRATES SARODIST STEROIDS TORSADES

7 letter words (53)

6 letter words (133)

5 letter words (222)

ADIOS ADITS ADORE AEROS AESIR AIDER AIDES AIDOS AIRED AIRTS ARETS ARIOT ARISE AROID AROSE ARSIS ARTIS ASIDE ASSET ASSOT ASTER ASTIR DARES DARIS DARTS DATER DATES DATOS DEAIR DEARS DEIST DERAT DEROS DIETS DIOTA DIRTS DISAS DITAS DITES DOATS DOERS DOEST DOITS DORES DORIS DORSA DORSE DORTS DOSER DOSES DOTER DOTES DRATS DRESS DREST DRIES DROIT DROSS EARDS EARST EASTS EDITS EIDOS ESTRO IDEAS IOTAS IRADE IRATE OARED OASES OASIS OASTS OATER ODIST ORATE OREAD OSIER OSSIA OSTIA RADIO RAIDS RAISE RAITS RASED RASES RASSE RATED RATES RATIO RATOS READS REAST REDIA REDOS REIST RESAT RESID RESIT RESOD RESTO RESTS RETIA RIADS RIDES RIOTS RISES RITES ROADS ROAST ROATE RODES ROIST ROSED ROSES ROSET ROSIT ROSTI ROSTS ROTAS ROTED ROTES ROTIS SADES SADIS SADOS SAIDS SAIRS SAIST SARDS SARED SARIS SAROD SAROS SASER SATED SATES SATIS SEARS SEATS SEIRS SERAI SIDAS SIDER SIDES SIRED SIRES SITAR SITED SITES SOARE SOARS SODAS SORAS SORDA SORDS SORED SORES SORTA SORTS STADE STAID STAIR STARE STARS STEAD STEAR STEDS STIED STIES STIRE STIRS STOAE STOAI STOAS STORE STRAD STRAE STRIA TARDO TARED TARES TAROS TARSI TASER TASSE TEADS TEARS TERAI TERAS TIARS TIDES TIERS TIRED TIRES TIROS TOADS TOEAS TOISE TORAS TORES TORSE TORSI TOSAS TOSED TOSES TRADE TRADS TRASS TREAD TRESS TRIAD TRIDE TRIED TRIES TRIOS TROAD TRODE TRODS TROIS TSADE TSADI TSARS

4 letter words (199)

3 letter words (99)

ADO ADS AID AIR AIS AIT ARD ARE ARS ART ATE ATS DAE DAS DEI DIE DIS DIT DOE DOR DOS DOT DSO EAR EAS EAT EDS ERA ERS ESS EST ETA IDE IDS IOS IRE ISO ITA ITS OAR OAT ODA ODE ODS OES OIS ORA ORD ORE ORS ORT OSE RAD RAI RAS RAT RED REI REO RES RET RIA RID RIT ROD ROE ROT SAD SAE SAI SAR SAT SEA SED SEI SER SET SIR SIS SIT SOD SOS SOT SRI TAD TAE TAI TAO TAR TAS TEA TED TES TID TIE TIS TOD TOE TOR

2 letter words (32)

AD AE AI AR AS AT DA DE DI DO EA ED ER ES ET ID IO IS IT OD OE OI OR OS RE SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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