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Is assume a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word assume is a Scrabble US word. The word assume is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is assume a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word assume is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1S1S1U1M3E1

Is assume a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word assume is a Words With Friends word. The word assume is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

AMUSES,ASSUME,

5-letter words (9 found)

AMUSE,MASES,MASSE,MASUS,MESAS,MUSES,MUSSE,SAMES,SEAMS,

4-letter words (21 found)

AMES,AMUS,EAUS,EMUS,MAES,MASE,MASS,MASU,MESA,MESS,MEUS,MUSE,MUSS,SAME,SAMS,SEAM,SEAS,SUES,SUMS,UMES,USES,

3-letter words (25 found)

AME,AMU,ASS,AUE,EAS,EAU,EMS,EMU,ESS,MAE,MAS,MES,MEU,MUS,SAE,SAM,SAU,SEA,SMA,SUE,SUM,SUS,UME,UMS,USE,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AM,AS,EA,EM,ES,MA,ME,MU,UM,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 69 words from assume according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of assume

assume

Etymology

From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsjuːm/
  • (US, Canada) (yod dropping) IPA(key): /əˈsum/
  • (yod coalescence) IPA(key): /əˈʃuːm/
  • (Nigeria) IPA(key): /əˈzuːm/
  • Rhymes: -uːm

Verb

assume (third-person singular simple present assumes, present participle assuming, simple past and past participle assumed)

  1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
  2. To take on a position, duty or form
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
  3. To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
    • a. 1809,Beilby Porteus, sermon
      ambition assuming the mask of religion.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
  4. To receive, adopt (a person)
  5. To adopt (an idea or cause)

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:suppose

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “assume”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Seamus, amuses

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sym/

Verb

assume

  1. inflection of assumer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative
    2. first-person singular present subjunctive
    3. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • amuses, amusés, massue, muasse, suâmes, usâmes

Italian

Verb

assume

  1. third-person singular present indicative of assumere

Latin

Verb

assūme

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of assūmō

Portuguese

Verb

assume

  1. inflection of assumir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org