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Is assist a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word assist is a Scrabble US word. The word assist is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

A1S1S1I1S1T1

Is assist a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word assist is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

A1S1S1I1S1T1

Is assist a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word assist is a Words With Friends word. The word assist is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1S1S1I1S1T1

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6-letter words (3 found)

ASSIST,SISTAS,STASIS,

5-letter words (4 found)

SAIST,SATIS,SISTA,SISTS,

4-letter words (10 found)

AITS,ITAS,SAIS,SASS,SATI,SISS,SIST,SITS,TAIS,TASS,

3-letter words (13 found)

AIS,AIT,ASS,ATS,ITA,ITS,SAI,SAT,SIS,SIT,TAI,TAS,TIS,

2-letter words (9 found)

AI,AS,AT,IS,IT,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 39 words from assist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of assist

assist

Etymology

From Middle English assisten, from Old French assister (“to assist, to attend”), from Latin assistō (“stand at, bestand”, verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈsɪst/
  • Hyphenation: as‧sist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Verb

assist (third-person singular simple present assists, present participle assisting, simple past and past participle assisted)

  1. To help.
  2. (sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
  3. (medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
  4. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
    A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.
  5. (now archaic) To be present (at an event, occasion etc.).
    • 1967, The Rev. Loren Gavitt (ed.), Saint Augustine's Prayer Book: A Book of Devotion for members of the Episcopal Church, revised edition, West Park, NY: Holy Cross Publications, p. 8:
      To assist at Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • assistant
  • assistance

Translations

Noun

assist (plural assists)

  1. A helpful action or an act of giving.
  2. (sports) The act of helping another player score points or goals
    1. (soccer) A decisive pass made to the goal scorer
    2. (baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • -stasis, sistas, stasis

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English assist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas.sist/, (careful style) /asˈsist/
  • Rhymes: -assist, (careful style) -ist
  • Hyphenation: às‧sist, (careful style) as‧sìst

Noun

assist m (invariable)

  1. (sports) assist

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Anagrams

  • Stassi

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English assist.

Noun

assist c

  1. (sports) Make a pass that allows the own team to score (a goal).

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org