ASYMPTOTE

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What ASYMPTOTE Means

noun: a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity“the asymptote of the curve”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ASYMPTOTE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 S1 Y4 M3 P3 T1 O1 T1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In ASYMPTOTE

430 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.

7 letter words (5)

APTOTES STOMATE TEAPOTS TEAPOYS TOPMAST

6 letter words (24)

APTEST APTOTE MATEYS MATTES MAYEST MOTETS MOTTES MYOPES OSMATE PATTES POTAES SAPOTE SPOTTY STEAMY TAMEST TAPETS TEAPOT TEAPOY TEMPOS TEMPTS TEPOYS TOASTY TOTEMS TYPTOS

5 letter words (117)

4 letter words (161)

3 letter words (94)

AME AMP APE APO APT ASP ATE ATS ATT AYE AYS EAS EAT EMO EMS EST ETA MAE MAP MAS MAT MAY MES MET MOA MOE MOP MOS MOT MOY OAT OES OMS OPE OPS OPT OSE OYE OYS PAM PAS PAT PAY PEA PES PET POA POM POS POT PST PYA PYE SAE SAM SAP SAT SAY SEA SET SEY SMA SOM SOP SOT SOY SPA SPY STY SYE TAE TAM TAO TAP TAS TAT TAY TEA TES TET TOE TOM TOP TOT TOY TYE YAE YAM YAP YEA YEP YES YET YOM

2 letter words (29)

AE AM AS AT AY EA EM ES ET MA ME MO MY OE OM OP OS OY PA PE PO SO ST TA TE TO YA YE YO

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