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Yes. The word asperge is a Scrabble US word. The word asperge is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word asperge is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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7-letter words (2 found)

ASPERGE,PRESAGE,

6-letter words (17 found)

AGREES,EAGERS,EAGRES,GAPERS,GASPER,GEARES,GRAPES,GREASE,PAGERS,PARGES,PEAGES,PEARES,PREASE,RAGEES,REPEGS,SERAPE,SPARGE,

5-letter words (57 found)

AGERS,AGREE,APERS,APRES,ASPER,EAGER,EAGRE,EASER,EGERS,ERASE,GAPER,GAPES,GARES,GEARE,GEARS,GEEPS,GERES,GRAPE,GRASP,GREES,GRESE,PAGER,PAGES,PARES,PARGE,PARSE,PEAGE,PEAGS,PEARE,PEARS,PEASE,PEERS,PEREA,PERES,PERSE,PRASE,PREES,PRESA,PRESE,RAGEE,RAGES,RAPES,REAPS,REGES,REPEG,SAGER,SAREE,SARGE,SEARE,SEGAR,SERGE,SPAER,SPARE,SPEAR,SPEER,SPRAG,SPREE,

4-letter words (58 found)

AGEE,AGER,AGES,APER,APES,APSE,AREG,ARES,ARSE,EARS,EASE,EGER,ERAS,ERES,ERGS,GAES,GAPE,GAPS,GARE,GARS,GASP,GEAR,GEEP,GEES,GERE,GERS,GREE,PAGE,PARE,PARS,PASE,PEAG,PEAR,PEAS,PEER,PEES,PEGS,PERE,PREE,RAGE,RAGS,RAPE,RAPS,RASE,RASP,REAP,REES,REGS,REPS,SAGE,SEAR,SEEP,SEER,SERA,SERE,SPAE,SPAG,SPAR,

3-letter words (42 found)

AGE,AGS,APE,ARE,ARS,ASP,EAR,EAS,ERA,ERE,ERG,ERS,GAE,GAP,GAR,GAS,GEE,GER,PAR,PAS,PEA,PEE,PEG,PER,PES,PRE,RAG,RAP,RAS,REE,REG,REP,RES,SAE,SAG,SAP,SAR,SEA,SEE,SEG,SER,SPA,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AG,AR,AS,EA,EE,ER,ES,PA,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 188 words from asperge according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of asperge

asperge

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

Etymology 1

Latin aspergō (compare aspersion from the same verb).

Verb

asperge (third-person singular simple present asperges, present participle asperging, simple past and past participle asperged)

  1. (transitive) To sprinkle.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

asperge (plural asperges)

  1. An aspergillum.

Anagrams

  • preages, presage, sperage

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • aspergie (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French asperge, from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑsˈpɛr.ʒə/
  • Hyphenation: as‧per‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʒə

Noun

asperge f (plural asperges, diminutive aspergetje n)

  1. asparagus, Asparagus officinalis (plant, vegetable)

Derived terms

  • aspergesteker

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: aspersie
  • → Papiamentu: asperge

Further reading

  • asperge on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin asparagus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.pɛʁʒ/

Noun

asperge f (plural asperges)

  1. asparagus (any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers)
  2. asparagus (the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable)
  3. (informal) beanpole (tall, thin person)
    • 1926, Marcel Aymé, Brûlebois, Éditions Gallimard, chap. II, 1975 ed., p. 25
    Synonym: échalas

Further reading

  • “asperge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • présage

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈspɛr.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdʒe
  • Hyphenation: a‧spèr‧ge

Verb

asperge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of aspergere

Anagrams

  • esparge

Latin

Verb

asperge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of aspergō

Source: wiktionary.org